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ON BALANCE. THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL, POTENTIAL BENEFITS 

 OF LARGE-SCALE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE 

 DEVELOPMENT OF FUSION ENERGY 



The points made previously concerning the approximate 

 parity in the status of the world programs, their similarity 

 in objectives, the gathering momentvim of the EC and Japanese 

 programs , the existence of technical needs and 

 opportunities, political and administrative receptivity, and , 

 the absence of near-term competition in the 

 commercialization of fusion support the following 

 conclusion: 



A WINDOW IN TIME FOR LARGE-SCALE COLLABORATION IS NOW 

 OPEN 



The EC and Japanese Fusion Program Plans have been 

 developed in detail for the next few years and resource 

 commitments have been made accordingly. Any major 

 collaboration must meet the requirements of the separate 

 national programs and therefore must be preceded by joint 

 planning. Broader U.S. policy considerations may be at odds 

 with technical opportunities for cooperation. The USSR has 

 proposed joint international construction of the next step 

 TOKAl-IAK experiment, yet it is unlikely that U.S. - USSR 

 collaboration is possible in the current circvmistances.- 

 Japan is willing to discuss further major collaboration, but 



