28 Recent Political News (Fusion)
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This article is from the Fusion FAQ, by Robert F. Heeter heeter1@llnl.gov with numerous contributions by others.
28 Recent Political News (Fusion)
* (a) U.S. Magnetic Fusion News:
Congress postponed construction of TPX for a year pending
(hopeful) passage of the fusion authorization bill. Design
funding for TPX has been continued. TPX construction funding
has been diverted to provide funds to extend D-T
experimentation on TFTR. The authorization legislation was
passed by both house and Senate, but the bills had conflicting
provisions and Congress did not complete passage of a final bill
this session. The process will begin anew in the next legislative
session.
Meanwhile, Robert Hirsch has been hired by General Atomics.
Hirsch is the former head of the fusion program and was recently
working at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
* (b) U.S. Inertial Fusion News
(Are there any ICF gurus out there?)
* (c) ITER News:
Paul-Henri Rebut has been succeeded as head of ITER by
Robert Aymar. Concerns over ITER management have
been receiving press lately.
* (d) European News:
(What's going on in Europe these days?)
* (e) Other world fusion news:
(Japan?)
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