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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.
Gerald L. Kulcinski, John F. Santarius
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 480-485
Alternate and Advanced Concepts | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963282
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
It is shown that the long-range goal of the world fusion program can be to generate energy without long-lived radioactive waste and the associated safety problems that accompany today's nuclear power sources. This can ultimately be accomplished through the 3He-based fusion fuel cycles. This paper compares 3He-based fusion fuels with first-generation, D-based fusion fuels and fission. Potential applications of 3He fusion to radioisotope generation, proliferation-resistant electrical power plants, and space propulsion are also discussed.
