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learning from, the DOE R&D activities being conducted at Three 

 Mile Island. Incidentally, Japan is one of DOE's most active 

 and important energy R&D partners, and contributes around $25 

 million per year to conduct joint experiments using unique DOE 

 experimental facilities. A table is appended summarizing the 

 bilateral agreements by country and topic. 



DOE also participates in 28 multilateral research and 

 development agreements under the auspices of the International 

 Energy Agency; each of these agreements has specific project 

 annexes with a range of activities from exchanging information 

 to the testing of large, expensive equipment in multi-million 

 dollar test facilities. DOE supports three project agreements 

 under the auspices of the Nuclear Energy Agency and works with 

 the International Atomic Energy Agency by contributing to its 

 technical assistance activities, its non-proliferation programs, 

 and its international technical and scientific conferences and 

 symposia. 



With the growth in international cooperative activities 

 and their positive record of achievement, the DOE R&D programs 

 are adjusting their plans to take advantage of increased oppor- 

 tunities for mutually beneficial joint activities. While the 

 magnetic fusion program has benefited from more than 25 years 

 of international cooperation, the strategic Magnetic Fusion 

 Progreim Plan of February 1985 now emphasizes international 

 involvement at an early stage of planning for major new acti- 

 vities to minimize unnecessary duplication and accelerate 



