▁I TER ▁will ▁not ▁produce ▁sufficient ▁power ▁for ▁net ▁elect rical ▁production . ▁The ▁em itted ▁heat ▁from ▁the ▁fusion ▁reaction ▁will ▁be ▁vent ed ▁to ▁the ▁atmosphere . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁is ▁fund ed ▁and ▁run ▁by ▁seven ▁member ▁entities — the ▁European ▁Union , ▁India , ▁Japan , ▁China , ▁Russia , ▁South ▁Korea ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁EU , ▁as ▁host ▁party ▁for ▁the ▁I TER ▁complex , ▁is ▁contrib uting ▁about ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁cost , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁six ▁parties ▁contrib uting ▁approximately ▁ 9 ▁percent ▁each . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁I TER ▁organization ▁signed ▁a ▁technical ▁co operation ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁nuclear ▁fusion ▁ag ency ▁of ▁Australia , ▁grant ing ▁this ▁country ▁access ▁to ▁research ▁results ▁of ▁I TER ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁selected ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁I TER ▁machine . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁I TER ▁Tok am ak ▁complex ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁costs ▁were ▁over ▁US $ 1 4 ▁billion ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 5 ▁when ▁commission ing ▁of ▁the ▁re actor ▁can ▁commence . ▁Initial ▁pl asma ▁experiments ▁are ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 5 , ▁with ▁full ▁de uter ium – tr it ium ▁fusion ▁experiments ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 3 5 . ▁If ▁I TER ▁becomes ▁oper ational , ▁it