▁of ▁I TER , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁administrative ▁body ▁of ▁I TER . ▁In ▁addition , ▁another ▁research ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁will ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁has ▁agreed ▁to ▁contribute ▁about ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁this ▁institution . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁an ▁international ▁cons ort ium ▁signed ▁a ▁formal ▁agreement ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁re actor . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁became ▁the ▁sevent h ▁party ▁to ▁depos it ▁the ▁I TER ▁Ag re ement ▁to ▁the ▁I AE A . ▁Finally , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁I TER ▁Ag re ement ▁entered ▁into ▁force ▁and ▁the ▁I TER ▁Organ ization ▁leg ally ▁came ▁into ▁existence . ▁ ▁Object ives ▁ ▁I TER ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁fusion ▁power , ▁and ▁prove ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁work ▁without ▁negative ▁impact . ▁Specifically , ▁the ▁project ▁a ims ▁to : ▁ ▁M oment arily ▁produce ▁a ▁fusion ▁pl asma ▁with ▁thermal ▁power ▁ten ▁times ▁greater ▁than ▁the ▁inject ed ▁thermal ▁power ▁( a ▁Q ▁value ▁of ▁ 1 0 ). ▁ ▁Produ ce ▁a ▁steady - state ▁pl asma ▁with ▁a ▁Q ▁value ▁greater ▁than ▁ 5 . ▁( Q ▁= ▁ 1 ▁is ▁scientific ▁bre ake ven .) ▁ ▁M aint ain ▁a ▁fusion