EU transfers research funds to bail out ITER

Nature : ITER, the international fusion reactor project, was expected to cost €5 billion to construct, but is likely to cost three times more, and will soon need €1.4 billion to cover construction costs for 2012–13. To keep the project on track, its biggest contributor, the European Union, will divert funds from its central research fund. Nature‘s Geoff Brumfiel provides details of the deal.