ITER Organization
Jaap G. van der Laan holds extensive experience in nuclear engineering and project management, currently serving as Chair of the Working Group on the Test Blanket Module Program Safety Demonstration Update and as a Nuclear Engineer for Test Blanket Systems at the ITER Organization since July 2013. Responsibilities include overseeing the execution and monitoring of arrangements with ITER Members and leading strategies for nuclear materials management and waste management. Prior roles include lecturer at FusionAcademy.eu, business manager at EWAC B.V., and various managerial and development positions in nuclear research and consulting. Jaap G. van der Laan holds a Master's degree in Applied Physics from the University of Groningen and a VWO degree from Gomarus College.
ITER Organization
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ITER is an international, large-scale scientific collaboration intended to prove the viability of fusion as an energy source, and to collect data that will contribute substantially toward the design and operation of the subsequent first electricity-producing fusion power plants. To achieve this goal, seven Members (China, European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the United States) have joined forces to build the ITER Tokamak: the world’s largest fusion device. The seven Members signed the ITER Agreement in 2006, and have agreed to share in every aspect of the project: science, engineering, procurement, financing, staffing, intellectual property, etc. The ITER Project is based in Saint-Paul Lez Durance, in the south of France, where the ITER facility is currently under construction.