Fusion News: Science World Report – World Powers Back Hotter-Than-The-Sun Fusion Reactor in France

Leaders from the world’s main economic powers met to discuss the need for continued support of fusion energy, specifically the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), as reported in the article titled “World Powers Back Hotter-Than-The-Sun Fusion Reactor in France.”

The EU is providing 45 % of the funding for ITER. Though most other participants offered firm commitments, the US representative, Edmund Synakowski, Associate Director of Science for Fusion Energy Sciences at the US Department of Energy, emphasised that Congress would first have to approve continued US funding. A decision is expected next year.

During the meeting, the ministerial representatives reaffirmed the significance of the ITER experiment as an important step towards fusion energy, and underlined the fact that the project is also defining a new model for international scientific collaboration.

 

According to the European Commissioner for Energy, Gunter Oettinger:

‘Not to invest in fusion would be a big mistake,’ said Günther Oettinger, the European Commissioner for Energy. ‘We have oil for the next 20, 30, or maybe 40 years; but nobody knows what will happen at the end of the century. We have to switch and we need to invest in new, innovative energy generating technology for our children.’

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1. the sooner the better. GO FOR IT.

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