MIT News – Mass. Gov. Patrick, U.S. Reps. Capuano and Inslee visit Alcator C-Mod
MIT News – Mass. Gov. Patrick, U.S. Reps. Capuano and Inslee visit Alcator C-Mod
14 March 2012
On March 9, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick and U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), followed shortly after by U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), toured the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center’s (PSFC) Alcator C-Mod tokamak.
Concerned that the Department of Energy’s Presidential 2013 budget guidance would shut down MIT’s Alcator C-Mod fusion project, the governor and representatives came to the facility to learn more about fusion, its prospects for development as a green energy source, and specifically how Alcator C-Mod complements other national and international fusion facilities and programs.
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