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CONCLUSIONS 



A formal bilateral agreement with Japan has covered 

 many cooperative activities over the past few years. There 

 exist formal, multilateral agreements among the U.S., Japan 

 and the EC for several cooperative activities under the 

 aegis of the lEA. The U.S., Japan, EC, and USSR under the 

 IAEA are cooperating in the International TOKAMAK Reactor 

 (INTOR) . Previous cooperative undertakings in fusion have 

 been substantial and generally successful. With this 

 background, the committee concluded: 



PAST COOPERATION PROVIDES A SOUND BASIS FOR FUTURE 

 EFFORTS 



The extent to which any national or multinational 

 fusion, program will be willing to rely on international 

 cooperation rather than its own strength and direction is a 

 policy issue; the resolution of which may place constraints 

 upon such cooperation. The main incentives for increased 

 international cooperation are the expectation of enhanced 

 technical results, probably ciimulative savings -- through 

 sharing of cost and risk -- in htmian and financial resources 

 compared to those required by a separate program and 

 long-run merit as seen at the heads-of -state level. For 

 those and other reasons the committee concluded: 



