0 0 ▁seconds . ▁This ▁comp ares ▁to ▁J ET ' s ▁consumption ▁of ▁ 7 0 0 ▁M W ▁of ▁elect rical ▁power ▁and ▁peak ▁thermal ▁output ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁M W ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁second ) ▁by ▁the ▁fusion ▁of ▁about ▁ 0 . 5 ▁g ▁of ▁de uter ium / tr it ium ▁mixture ▁in ▁its ▁approximately ▁ 8 4 0 ▁m 3 ▁re actor ▁chamber . ▁The ▁heat ▁produced ▁in ▁I TER ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁generate ▁any ▁electric ity ▁because ▁after ▁account ing ▁for ▁losses ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 ▁M W ▁minimum ▁power ▁input , ▁the ▁ ▁output ▁will ▁be ▁equivalent ▁to ▁a ▁zero ▁( net ) ▁power ▁re actor . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁history ▁ ▁I TER ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁a ▁Re agan – G orb ache v ▁initi ative ▁with ▁the ▁equal ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁the ▁European ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Community , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁Japan ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 1 9 9 8 ▁initial ▁design ▁phases . ▁Pre par ations ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁G orb ache v - Re agan ▁Sum mit ▁showed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁tang ible ▁agre ements ▁in ▁the ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁One ▁energy ▁research ▁project , ▁however , ▁was ▁being ▁considered ▁quietly ▁by ▁two ▁phys ic ists , ▁Al vin ▁Tri vel pie ce ▁and ▁Ev gen y ▁Vel ik hov . ▁The ▁project ▁involved ▁collaboration ▁on