Thermonuclear Reactor Experiment Detailed

This document, a daily report from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) dated November 19, 1991, details the signing of an international agreement in Moscow regarding the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project. The report highlights that this project, involving the United States, Japan, the European Community, and the USSR, represents a significant technical endeavor. The article, authored by S. Leskov and originally published in the newspaper IZVESTIYA, notes that the agreement was bolstered by a successful experiment at the JET installation in Oxford, which achieved a thermonuclear reaction rated at approximately two megawatts. Professor Paul-Henri Rebyut, director of the European delegation for the JET project, is quoted regarding the experiment conducted on November 9, noting that while it was a practical step toward mastering a new energy source, it was premature to equate the 'Tokamak' technology with 'flying saucers' or biological auras. The report concludes with Rebyut expressing regret that the USSR had not been part of the JET project, which involved scientists from 14 countries.