Panel turns up heat on fusion with flat funding plan

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A presidential panel headed by energy professor John Holdren will recommend to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology an indefinite $45-million reduction in funding for the US fusion program. The panel hopes to save the fusion program from even worse Congress-proposed cuts.

Finance, Nuclear research, Holdren, John

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A harsh light falls on NIF

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Supporters of plans to build the $1.2 billion NIF maintain that the massive device is necessary to properly maintain the nuclear stockpile in the absence of nuclear testing. Opponents believe the giant fusion laser is unnecessary and may not meet its technical goals.

Planning, Evaluation, Military aspects, Nuclear weapons, United States. Department of Energy, Lasers, Military lasers, United States. Department of Energy. Sandia National Laboratories, United States. National Ignition Facility, Nuclear explosions

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A postelection vote for consensus

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The re-election of Pres Clinton and continuing Republican control of Congress could mean a shift toward consensus and a bipartisan approach to science funding. Scientists hope to see an end to the bitter bickering of the previous Congress.

Laws, regulations and rules, Social policy, California, Affirmative action, Science and state, Science policy, United States. Congress

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