ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ becomes owner of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ site
9 Jul 2010
Harry Tuinder, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Legal Advisor; Bernard Bigot, High Representative for ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ in France; and ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Director-General Kaname Ikeda look on as the notary public finalizes the deed that transfers site responsibility from CEA to the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization.
Tuesday 6 July was an important date in the history of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization. At the Château Cadarache, in the presence of representatives from the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization, CEA, the European Domestic Agency and the media, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Director-General Ikeda and the High Representative for ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ in France Bernard Bigot signed the notarial deed that transfers the responsibility and the possession of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ site from the CEA, representing France, to the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization.
Through this notarial deed, approximately 100 hectares will be made available to the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization for the duration of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ buildings and installations have been carried out conjointly between the Host country, represented by Agence Iter France, and the European Domestic Agency.
The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization will take responsibility and possession of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization will take responsibility and possession of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ in France, added: "[This signature] marks the entry of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ 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."
