Achievements

On 5th February 2007 the "Broader Approach Agreement" (English version/ Japanese version(the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)) was signed by Europe and Japan.

In June 2007, the executive summary of the Conceptual Design Report (CDR) of JT-60SA was approved by the first Broader Approach (BA) Steering Committee (SC). Functional specifications of the hardware to be procured by the Parties were defined but could not be agreed due to concerns over cost overruns. In October 2007 the Parties met to resolve the issue and agreed to the creation of an Integrated Project Team (IPT) to re-baseline the design within the cost targets agreed in 2006.

In November 2007 the second BASC agreed the IPT structure and the proposal to produce an Integrated Design Report (IDR) describing the new baseline. In February 2008 it was agreed that the rebaselining should focus not only on the TF magnet but also on other components and achieve cost savings by providing cost-effective engineering solutions and increasing the definition level of specifications while not jeopardising the scientific mission. The IDR, including revised costs and schedule, was produced by the end of 2008, and approved at the fourth BASC as the basis for construction.

Work is currently underway to fulfil this plan, as well as to finish building up the IPT staff and the infrastructure needed for a distributed project team to work efficiently. Work is proceeding on the specification of the hardware and the placing of procurement arrangements, and increasing efforts are being made to ensure interfaces are handled correctly.

A more detailed record of achievements can be found under "Current Events".