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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.
Akio Sagara, Yasuji Kozaki, Masahiro Tanaka, Takuya Goto
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 60 | Number 1 | July 2011 | Pages 3-10
Plenary | Proceedings of the Nineteenth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) (Part 1) | doi.org/10.13182/FST11-348
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After reasonably long-term scientific efforts, the time is coming for steady-state burning plasma in the operation of the ITER, and complementary research on other large-scale devices. For fusion energy reactors, however, the realization of steady-state burning plasma is not a goal for fusion technology development. Rather, we finally initiated fusion technology development aimed at establishing a steady-state burning system and steady-state fuel supply. This paper discusses strategies for these two issues, based on history and present knowledge.