Prince Albert II of Monaco (R), general

Prince Albert II of Monaco (R), general director of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), Japanese Kanama Ikeda (L) and CEA director Serge Durand (C) visit the construction site for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) site in Saint-Paul-les-Durance, southern France on January 12, 2010. ITER is designed to produce 500 megawatts of power for extended periods, 10 times the energy needed to keep the energy-generating plasma -- a form of radioactive gas -- at extremely high temperatures. AFP PHOTO MICHEL GANGNE (Photo credit should read MICHEL GANGNE/AFP via Getty Images)