Fusion Energy Advisory Committee report on program strategy for U. S. magnetic fusion energy research
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The Fusion Energy Advisory Committee (FEAC) was charged by the Department of Energy (DOE) with developing recommendations on how best to pursue the goal of a practical magnetic fusion reactor in the context of several budget scenarios covering the period FY 1994-FY 1998. Four budget scenarios were examined, each anchored to the FY 1993 figure of $337.9 million for fusion energy (less $9 million for inertial fusion energy which is not examined here). The comparison of the requirements for developing the potential of fusion with the possibilities offered by these four budget scenarios has led the panel to the following conclusion: The goal of an operating DEMO by 2025, which is specified in the National Energy Strategy and is the approximate target date required if fusion is to be a significant contributor to U.S. energy supply by the middle of the next century, will be achievable only in the framework of a national commitment to this goal. Of the four budget cases, only the Reference' and SEAB Task Force' cases, coupled with additional line item support for ITER construction, are plausibly consistent with this objective.'
- OSTI ID:
- 6772180
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Fusion Energy; (United States), Vol. 11:3-4; ISSN 0164-0313
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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