U. S. fusion programs: Struggling to stay in the game

Journal Article · Fri Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.250.4987.1501· OSTI ID:6079332

Crawford, M

Funding for the US fusion energy program has suffered and will probably continue to suffer major cuts. A committee hand-picked by Energy Secretary James Watkins urged the Department of Energy to mount an aggressive program to develop fusion power, but congress cut funding from $323 million in 1990 to $275 million in 1991. This portends dire conditions for fusion research and development. Projects to receive top priority are concerned with the tokamaks and to keep the next big machine, the Burning Plasma Experiment, scheduled for beginning of construction in 1993 on schedule. Secretary Watkins is said to want to keep the International Thermonuclear Energy Reactor (ITER) on schedule. ITER would follow the Burning Plasma Experiment.

• OSTI ID: 6079332
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 250:4987; ISSN 0036-8075
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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