DFP – Dingell challenges Chu on funding for nuclear physics facility at MSU
Detroit Free Press – Dingell challenges Chu on funding for nuclear physics facility at MSU
By Maureen Groppe | 08 March 2012 – 8:22 PM
Michigan Rep. John Dingell questioned today whether the U.S. Department of Energy is as committed to a nuclear physics facility planned for Michigan State University as it is to nuclear fusion reactor being built in France.
“I believe that we should first ensure that we’re meeting our project obligations here at home before sending our money and scientists abroad,” Dingell told Energy Secretary Steven Chu at a House hearing. “Do you agree with that?”
Chu told the House subcommittee on energy and power that his department is committed to both projects. He also said that most of the U.S. funds for the international fusion project will be spent in the United States — in national laboratories, at universities and in industries.
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