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ITER: Compromise Deal Hinges on a Graceful Runner-Up
Daniel Clery and Dennis Normile
CAMBRIDGE, U.K., AND TOKYO--A face-saving compromise is beginning to take shape in the battle between the European Union and Japan to host the $5 billion International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).