PROGRESS REPORT TO THE BONN SUMMIT 



Area for collaboration 



Controlled Thermonuclear 

 Fusion 



Lead Country : 

 Participants : 



Observers : 



Invited International 

 Organizations : 



United States of America, 

 European Communities 



Canada, France, 



Federal Republic of Germany, 



Italy, Japan, United Kingdotr 



Aims: 



Ti To accelerate world development of a new energy source using practically 



inexhaustible fuels and possessing potential advantages from an 



environmental point of view. 



2. To avoid unnecessary duplication of costly equipment and 

 instal lations, and to enhance col laborative exploitation of 

 existing devices. 



3. To study the possibility of carrying out joint projects in the medium 

 term. 



Activities: 



Since the London Summit in 1984 the Fusion Working Group met in July 1984 and 



January 1985. 



Three sub-panels were established to examine long-term perspectives, short 

 and medium-term common problems in physics, technology and reactor concept 

 improvements, and administrative obstacles to effective international 

 collaboration. Their reports were discussed and their conclusions provide 

 the basis of further activities. 



Outlook: 



Joint planning and collaboration on major fusion research facilities will be 

 pursued in order to avoid duplication and to optimize the utilization of 

 resources in the spirit of Article 22 of the Report of the "Technology, 

 Growth and Employment" Working Group to the London Summit that urges cost 

 effectiveness in this area of fundamental research. In the same spirit 

 collaborative activities will be undertaken in specific areas of physics, 

 reactor concept improvement and technology. Such collaborative activities 

 Presuppose that Summit Members will continue to support their individual 

 programmes at adequate levels. Progress Reports will be submitted within a 

 year. 



It is hoped that a Summit endorsement of an indepth review of administrative 

 obstacles to effective international collaboration in science and technology 

 will lead to coordinated action to eliminate them or mitigate their negative 

 impact. 



