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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 49 | Number 3 | April 2006 | Pages 249-253
Technical Paper | Fast Ignition | doi.org/10.13182/FST06-A1147
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The motivation for the fast ignition inertial fusion concept is presented as well as a brief synopsis of the papers contained within this dedicated issue. The papers cover a comprehensive view of the fast ignition inertial fusion field at the close of 2005, including both the present status and the future research that will exploit the next generation of facilities now under construction to investigate this emerging field of science and technology.