ºÚÁÏÍø becomes owner of the ºÚÁÏÍø site
9 Jul 2010
Harry Tuinder, ºÚÁÏÍø Legal Advisor; Bernard Bigot, High Representative for ºÚÁÏÍø in France; and ºÚÁÏÍø Director-General Kaname Ikeda look on as the notary public finalizes the deed that transfers site responsibility from CEA to the ºÚÁÏÍø Organization.
Tuesday 6 July was an important date in the history of the ºÚÁÏÍø Organization. At the Château Cadarache, in the presence of representatives from the ºÚÁÏÍø Organization, CEA, the European Domestic Agency and the media, ºÚÁÏÍø Director-General Ikeda and the High Representative for ºÚÁÏÍø in France Bernard Bigot signed the notarial deed that transfers the responsibility and the possession of the ºÚÁÏÍø site from the CEA, representing France, to the ºÚÁÏÍø Organization.
Through this notarial deed, approximately 100 hectares will be made available to the ºÚÁÏÍø Organization for the duration of the ºÚÁÏÍø Agreement (24 October 2042), with a further reserve of 65 hectares if necessary. Four years of work to prepare the site for the construction of the ºÚÁÏÍø buildings and installations have been carried out conjointly between the Host country, represented by Agence Iter France, and the European Domestic Agency.
The ºÚÁÏÍø Organization will take responsibility and possession of the ºÚÁÏÍø Site as from 26 of July 2010. On Tuesday, Director-General Kaname Ikeda stated: "We do not underestimate the importance of the responsibility that is now ours. We will do everything that is in our power to ensure a smooth transition, and to fulfill the commitments made to our Members."
The ºÚÁÏÍø Organization will take responsibility and possession of the ºÚÁÏÍø Site as from 26 of July 2010. On Tuesday, Director-General Kaname Ikeda stated: "We do not underestimate the importance of the responsibility that is now ours. We will do everything that is in our power to ensure a smooth transition, and to fulfill the commitments made to our Members."
Mr. Bernard Bigot, High Representative for ºÚÁÏÍø in France, added: "[This signature] marks the entry of the ºÚÁÏÍø Project in a new phase, an essential phase—that of the actual construction of the machine after three years of intense preparatory work on the site and the finalization of the detailed design of the machine."
