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Alcator C-Mod shutting down

Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:32 am
by MSimon
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/0 ... story.html

The US Department of Energy is increasing its overall funding of fusion research, but is shifting money from its domestic program to a large, collaborative international project being built in France called ITER. MIT is continuing to push for funding for its program to be reinstated.

Re: Alcator C-Mod shutting down

Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:27 pm
by quixote
MIT has 10 billion dollar endowment. Why can't they put some money in themselves instead of begging for handouts?

Re: Alcator C-Mod shutting down

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 3:51 am
by Skipjack
Not true about there being only two fusion research labs left in the US.
There is also the C2 experiment at UIC and the work that Slough does with MSNW, Helion and the UW.