Discharge of the ITER Joint Undertaking Budget for 2014

Summary

This report concerns the decision to grant or postpone the discharge regarding the 2014 budget implementation of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and Fusion Energy development.
10 08.12.2016
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budget
energy
science
public administration
research and intellectual property

Key points

  • The evaluation is conducted in accordance with established EU treaty rules regarding budgetary oversight.
  • Significant concerns were raised regarding the doubling of project costs and a potential funding shortfall of hundreds of millions of euros.
  • The construction phase faced substantial delays, with estimates suggesting a setback of over 40 months.
  • Deficiencies were identified in procurement transparency and the assessment of financial offers during contract awards.
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