Re:U.S. physicists rally around plan to build fusion power p...
by credit_guy on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:57AM
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Whenever I see this graph, I wonder what’s supposed to represent. Total world investment in fusion, total world government spending, only US spending, or maybe only the part of the US Department of Energy earmarked for fusion research?
It probably is the last one, considering that the enacted 2012 budget of the US DOE for Fusion Energy Sciences was $401 MM ([1], p 16).
But then, why is only the US DOE supposed to invest in fusion?
In any case, as of 2020, this budget was increased to $671 MM [2].
It probably is the last one, considering that the enacted 2012 budget of the US DOE for Fusion Energy Sciences was $401 MM ([1], p 16).
But then, why is only the US DOE supposed to invest in fusion?
In any case, as of 2020, this budget was increased to $671 MM [2].
[1] https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/FY13Highlights.pdf
[2] https://www.aip.org/fyi/2020/final-fy20-appropriations-doe-o...