TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) � Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has announced a serious attempt to join the international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject.


Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters on Wednesday that technical module of the nuclear issues had been progressing; "in my last week visit to Paris, we discussed possibilities of Iran's joining to ITER, and the other members welcomed a prospective Iran membership," he added.

Salehi did not provided further details, however promised more progress in technical part of the issue.

34 countries joined in a project in Aix-en-Provence, France in country's Cadarache�facility, a scientific research center which specializes in�nuclear power�research. It is the greatest scientific project on the planet which focuses on processes emulating mechanisms which lead to energy generation in the sun. ITER aims at generation of cost-effective and environmentally-friendly through nuclear fusion in an advanced nuclear reactor.

By Mehr News Agency