ðɪ ɪnˌɔːɡjɚɹˈeɪʃən tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪlˈɛvən dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, wɪððə fˈɜːst tɹˈaɪɾiəm mˈɛʒɚmənts baɪ ðɪ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt ðə sˌoʊkˈɔːld fˈɜːst tɹˈaɪɾiəm ɔːɹ ˌɛftˈiː tˈuːwˈiːk ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ɹˈʌn ɪn mˈɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn.
The inauguration took place 11 June 2018, with the first tritium measurements by the experiment (the so-called First Tritium or FT 2-week engineering run in mid-2018).