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Judge temporarily blocks DOE’s move to slash university research funding
A group of universities led by the American Association of Universities (AAU) acted swiftly to oppose a policy action by the Department of Energy that would cut the funds it pays to universities for the indirect costs of research under DOE grants. The group filed suit Monday, April 14, challenging a what it termed a “flagrantly unlawful action” that could “devastate scientific research at America’s universities.”
By Wednesday, the U.S. District Court judge hearing the case issued a temporary restraining order effective nationwide, preventing the DOE from implementing the policy or terminating any existing grants.
Y. Yasaka, N. Takano, H. Takeno
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 1 | January 2001 | Pages 350-353
Poster Presentations | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963478
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A magnetic divertor is introduced to the HIEI tandem mirror to enhance the MHD stability in axisymmetric magnetic configuration. It is confirmed that the MHD flute modes can be stabilized by the divertor located at the midplane or off-midplane in the central cell. As the position of the magnetic nulls of the divertor is located at smaller radii, the plasma can be sustained with less fueling rates. The magnetic divertor provides a method to greatly enhance the stability of the flute modes for plasmas weakly stabilized by the RF ponderomotive force.
