Advances in fusion technology

The US fusion technology program is an essential element in the development of the knowledge base for an attractive fusion power source. The technolog y program incorporates both near and long term R&D, contributes to material and engineering sciences as well as technology development, ranges from ha rdware production to theory and modeling, contributes significantly to spin -off applications, and performs global systems assessments and focused desi gn studies. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.