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them, or do they look upon this as a threat to ongoing programs 

 that they may have? 



Dr. Clarke. The experience that we have had in the fusion coop- 

 eration leads me to believe that, in the long run, this will be to the 

 benefit of our national laboratories and institutions. The Doublet 

 experience is one in which there was reluctance at the technical 

 level on both the Japanese and the United States side in the begin- 

 ning. But the result of that was a superior opportunity for learning 

 on both sides. 



Mr. FuQUA. Mr. Packard. 



Mr. Packard. I have no questions, Mr. Chairman, just simply a 

 comment that I am pleased that GA Technologies' Doublet project 

 has proven to be a good model. That comes out of my area, and I 

 appreciate the fact that it has been successful. 



Mr. FuQUA. Thank you very much. Dr. Clarke, and we appreciate 

 your being with us this morning. 



Dr. Clarke. Thank you. 



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