L&T wins order from ITER for advanced nuclear fusion project in France

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a ‘significant’ contract, estimated between Rs 10 billion and Rs 25 billion, to implement advanced welding technologies for the ITER Organisation’s nuclear fusion project, the world’s largest, located in Cadarache, Southern France. L&T will focus on critical technologies for assembling ports and complex components within the ITER Tokamak’s vacuum vessel.

ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, is a large-scale scientific collaboration aiming to make nuclear fusion a viable energy source. Supported by seven member entities, including India, China, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and the United States, ITER seeks to demonstrate fusion’s potential as a sustainable, carbon-free energy source by generating a self-sustaining “burning plasma.” The project is presently under construction.

L&T will work closely with ITER on technical aspects, developing fusion-relevant hardware and assembly technologies for the vacuum vessel’s systems within the Tokamak.