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MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 28, 2005 The six partners in the revolutionary ITER nuclear energy reactor Tuesday agreed that France would host the multi-billion-dollar project, which is designed to emulate the power of the sun. "Under this declaration, France is chosen as the site," said Antonia Mochane, spokeswoman for EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik. Japan earlier withdrew its bid to host the 10-billion-euro (12-billion-dollar) project, clearing the way for the site of Cadarache, in southern France. Its backers hope that ITER will provide a cheap, clean and safe way to meet the world's future energy needs. The project seeks to harness nuclear fusion, the same principle that powers the Sun and the stars, instead of splitting the atom -- the principle behind the atomic bomb and present-day nuclear plants. The six partners in the project are the European Union, the United States, Russia, Japan, South Korea and China. All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.
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