The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project, designed to demonstrate the scientific viability of nuclear fusion as a future sustainable energy source, risks further cost overruns and delays in its execution, warns a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published on Thursday 12 November.
This report analyses the accounts of all European Union joint undertakings - public-private partnerships that the EU establishes with industry, research groups,...