Now Europe's physicists seek shift in strategy for fusion research
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The European Union (EU) is planning a change in its strategy for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project due to concerns about technological competence and the US decision to cut funding for fusion research. The collaborative project, launched in 1988 by EU, the US, Russia, and Japan, is still in its design phase. In a report, the European Science and Technology Assembly calls for the establishment of a program in inertial confinement research program starting with funds of about 10% of the total fusion budget.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Fusion project 'should wait for US results.'
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US fusion program supporters feel that the government should postpone the construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) until its own fusion experiment, the Tokamak Physics Experiment (TPX) at Princeton, NJ, is completed. An unreleased report of the congressional office of Technology Assessment suggests that delaying ITER will increase the value of TPX. ITER is a joint effort of researchers from Europe, Japan and Russia that requires US support for its construction.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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