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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 9305. Magnetic fusion engineering center
(a) Development plan
The Secretary shall develop a plan for the creation of a national
magnetic fusion engineering center for the purpose of accelerating
fusion technology development via the concentration and
coordination of major magnetic fusion engineering devices and
associated activities at such a national center.
(b) Factors considered in formulation of development plan
In developing the plan, the Secretary shall include relevant
factors including, but not limited to -
(1) means of saving cost and time through the establishment of
the national center relative to the cost and schedule currently
projected for the program;
(2) means of providing common facilities to be shared by many
magnetic fusion concepts;
(3) assessment of the environmental and safety-related aspects
of the national center;
(4) provisions for international cooperation in magnetic fusion
activities at the national center;
(5) provision of access to facilities for the broader technical
involvement of domestic industry and universities in the magnetic
fusion energy program;
(6) siting criteria for the national center including a list of
potential sites;
(7) the advisability of establishing such a center considering
all factors, including the alternative means and associated costs
of pursuing such technology; and
(8) changes in the management structure of the magnetic fusion
program to allow more effective direction of activities related
to the national center.
(c) Report to Congressional committees
The Secretary shall submit not later than July 1, 1981, a report
to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources characterizing the plan
and setting forth the steps necessary for implementation of the
plan, including any steps already implemented.
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