ITER China Gains ISO 9001 Certification

Feb 21, 2012     Email"> PrintText Size

China International Nuclear Fusion Energy Program Execution Center (ITER China) on Monday gained the ISO 9001 certification, the internationally recognized standard for quality management, at an accreditation ceremony held in Beijing.

ITER China is the China-based execution body of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a France-based international nuclear fusion research and engineering project aiming at commercial uses of fusion power.

The project is funded and run by China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the United States.

Established by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Oct. 2008, ITER China is responsible for safeguarding China's interests as an equal partner of the ITER and performing China's commitment to the program.

At the Monday ceremony, Science Minister Wan Gang said ITER China gaining the ISO 9001 accreditation was a milestone, and urged it to well execute the quality management system and explore an organization system for the nation's large science projects.

(Source: Xinhua)