Thermonuclear Reactor

Picture taken on January 17, 2013 in Saint-Paul-les-Durance, southern France, shows a model of the reactor of the future International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The reactor, based at the French Atomic Energy Commission research center of Cadarache in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, was set up by the European Union, which has a 45 percent share, along with China, India, South Korea, Japan, Russia and the United States to research a clean and limitless alternative to dwindling fossil fuel reserves. (AFP Photo / Gerard Julien)