Fusion centre decision 'imminent'
June 28, 2005
A long wrangle over the location of a 10bn-euro nuclear fusion reactor could be resolved on Tuesday, with the EU expected to get the nod over Japan.
The Iter project has been held up for over 18 months as parties have tried to broker a deal between the two rivals.
The basis of a deal has now been worked out in which the "runner-up" receives a generous concessions package.
But Japan has always maintained its desire to host the project, despite reports that it is to stand down.
For the past three years, Japan had been set on building the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter; it also represents the Latin word meaning "the way") at Rokkasho in the north of the country.
But the Tokyo government has now reportedly decided that the benefits gained from EU concessions equal the benefits of hosting the project.
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