The Fusion Power Associates Board of Directors has approved the following statement relative to the ITER international fusion collaborative project.

"The Board of Directors of Fusion Power Associates (FPA) notes the significant progress on the design and potential construction of the ITER project, as presented at FPA's annual meeting July 17 by ITER Director Robert Aymar and by ITER Canada Chairman Peter Barnard. The Board is especially pleased about the development of a reduced cost design and the development of a schedule for making site decisions among the three ITER parties: Europe, Japan and Russia. The Board congratulates ITER Canada, a member organization of Fusion Power Associates, for proposing a very attractive candidate site for ITER in Canada. The Board expresses the hope that the U.S. would consider rejoining the ITER project if it moves forward into a construction phase."

This statement is endorsed by the following members of Fusion Power Associates 18 member Board of Directors:

Charles C. Baker (University of California at San Diego), Chairman
Roger Bangerter (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Vice Chairman
Stephen O. Dean (Fusion Power Associates)
David E. Baldwin (General Atomics)
E. Michael Campbell (General Atomics)
John F. Clarke (Batelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories)
Donald P. Dautovich (ITER Canada)
John Davis (The Boeing Company)
William R. Ellis (Raytheon Engineers and Constructors)
John Gilleland (Archimedes Technology Group)
Robert J. Goldston (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Richard Hazeltine (University of Texas)
Robert L. McCrory (University of Rochester)
Gerald Navratil (Columbia University)
Miklos Porkolab (MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center)
John Sheffield (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

For further information, contact:

Dr. Stephen O. Dean, President
Fusion Power Associates
(301)258-0545; fpa@compuserve.com