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Fusion's $372-million mothball.

Authors :
Booth, W.
Source :
Science. 10/9/1987, Vol. 238 Issue 4824, p152. 4p.
Publication Year :
1987

Abstract

The Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF-B) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, San Francisco, Calif., was meant to prove that magnetic mirrors could be used to produce a commercial fusion reactor. The MFTF-B has been put on standby because of budget restrictions before it was ever used. Controversy regarding the mirror program.

Subjects

Subjects :
*NUCLEAR fusion

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
238
Issue :
4824
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
8700015376
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.238.4824.152