3.1: Fusion Energy
Demonstrate with burning plasmas the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy. Other Information:
Our goal is to demonstrate a sustained, self-heated fusion plasma, in which the plasma is maintained at fusion temperatures
by the heat generated by the fusion reaction itself, a critical step to practical fusion power. Our strategy includes the
following emphases: • As decided by the President, we will participate in negotiations that could lead to participation in
the international magnetic fusion experiment, ITER project, with the European Union, Japan, Russia, China, South Korea, and
perhaps others, as partners. • For inertial fusion, we depend on DOE’s National Nuclear Safety Administration’s (NNSA’s) National
Ignition Facility, which is expected to achieve its full energy within five years, demonstrate target ignition in about a
decade, and, combined with other experiments, lead to a future inertial fusion Engineering Test Facility.
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