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).
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.