ABC Article Detailing Physicists’ Push For ITER Funds
On that same day, ABC News (Australian Broadcast Corporation) published an article entitled “Physicists make push for fusion reactor funding” describing the physicists’ efforts and their arguments. The ITER is a $19 billion international effort, being constructed in the south of France, with the goal of using fusion to power more than 100,000 homes. The Australian physicists believe that their government should become involved in the project and should show its support for the ITER’s scientific endeavors through investing $20 million.
From the article:
Dr Hole says he will tell the Sydney conference that the Federal Government should not only continue to invest in local experiments, but begin to invest in the French-based project.
“We have a proposal that we will be putting forward to the Australian Government soon which could see an Australian sustainable activity in fusion for as little as $20 million,” he said.
Dr Hole says $20 million is unlikely to secure intellectual property for the Australian Government, but the Government should none-the-less invest to help create new industries.
“What we’re suggesting is that Australia needs to have a sustained capability into the future,” he said.
“Looking at it from the point of view of an intellectual capability is very narrow. One has to look at it in terms of how does one create new industries, how does one create new technology, how does on ultimately produce value adding to Australian exports.
“The way to do this is to participate intelligently in high technology experiments, in high technology science.”
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