Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002074/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Andrea Wechsler (PPE), Borys Budka (PPE), Matej Tonin (PPE)
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) aims to achieve fusion power production at power plant scale. The Russian Federation is part of the project.
In its recent roadmap towards ending Russian energy imports[1], the Commission announced further steps to reduce its dependence on them. However, it remains silent on the topic of fusion energy and, as a result, on the membership, governance involvement, funding (9.1 %) and intellectual property contributions to ITER from the Russian Federation. Moreover, Russia is largely contributing ‘in kind’ through, for instance, the delivery of components for the power supply and protection of the superconducting magnets.
- 1.How does the Commission plan to phase out dependence on Russian participation in ITER in relation to membership, government involvement, funding and contributions in kind, and what role could the proposal for the European radioisotope valley initiative play in this context?
- 2.How does the Commission plan to secure the operation of ITER in the light of the dependency on Russian intellectual property rights?
- 3.Will the Commission support the establishment of an independent EU fusion energy project and a diversification of the fusion industry landscape through increased funding to private sector companies?
Submitted: 22.5.2025
- [1] COM(2025)0440.