FPN07-49
Russia Aims for Commercial Fusion by 2050
September 14, 2007
In August, the Russian government adopted the main provisions of a draft
strategy for developing a fusion power industry, including the construction
of commercial fusion reactors by 2050, according to a story in the 13
September 2007 issue of the ITER Newsline. According to the article the
"third stage" of the strategy, "to design and start building commercial
fusion power plants" would start "after 2031." Academician Yevgeny
Velikhov was quoted by the Russian News Agency Novosti as saying, "If we
fail to adopt this fusion research program now, we will soon lose the
existing scientific potential and professional knowledge to implement the
strategy."
The full article is posted at
http://www.iter.org/newsline/issues/13/ITERnewsline.htm