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For years, US researchers have been steadfast in their support of ITER, the world’s largest fusion-energy experiment, which is under construction near Cadarache, France. But with funding commitments to ITER now putting the squeeze on three existing facilities in the United States, enthusiasm for the international project is becoming as difficult to sustain as a fusion reaction.

“I think we should ask whether this is the right path,” Earl Marmar, head of the Alcator C-Mod fusion experiment run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, told colleagues on 18 July. The venue was a meeting of a US Department of Energy (DOE) group tasked with setting priorities for the non-ITER portion of the US fusion programme.


http://www.nature.com/news/us-fusion-in ... ce-1.11061
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Post by Robthebob »

lol, before when there were enough money to go around everyone was like "yeah go ITER."

Now, there's not enough money to go around, everyones like "yeah... I dont know if this is the right thing to do..."

I like your style.
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Post by Skipjack »

I think that there would still be enough money for this, but it is currently wasted elsewhere...

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Robthebob wrote:lol, before when there were enough money to go around everyone was like "yeah go ITER."

Now, there's not enough money to go around, everyones like "yeah... I dont know if this is the right thing to do..."

I like your style.
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MSimon wrote:
For years, US researchers have been steadfast in their support of ITER, the world’s largest fusion-energy experiment, which is under construction near Cadarache, France. But with funding commitments to ITER now putting the squeeze on three existing facilities in the United States, enthusiasm for the international project is becoming as difficult to sustain as a fusion reaction.

“I think we should ask whether this is the right path,” Earl Marmar, head of the Alcator C-Mod fusion experiment run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, told colleagues on 18 July. The venue was a meeting of a US Department of Energy (DOE) group tasked with setting priorities for the non-ITER portion of the US fusion programme.


http://www.nature.com/news/us-fusion-in ... ce-1.11061
Polywell is lucky to be outside the DOE.
Yup.
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