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Report of the Fusion Working Group to 



the Versailles Sunwit Working Group on Technology, 



Growth and Employment for the May 1985 



Bonn Economic Susimit 



The main objectives of the Fusion research cooperation are: 



1) 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 installations, 

 and to enhance collaborative exploitation of existing devices. 



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



In order to meet these goals and to be productive and constructive partners in 

 international collaboration, the individual programmes of the Sunmit Members 

 must continue to be supported at adequate levels. 



In July 1984, the Fusion Working Group met in Brussels primarily to develop a 

 response to Article 22 of the Versailles Working Group "Technology, Growth 

 and Employment" report to 1984 London Sunmit. 



"22. Effective cost sharing is becoming a more important element in the 

 construction of major facilities. Collaborative projects would benefit 

 if coherent long term plans for the construction and sharing of 

 facilities in our countries were to be developed." 



At Brussels the Fusion Working Group established three study groups to 

 report on: 



1) Planning and Collaboration on Major New Fusion Research Facilities, 



2) Near-term Fusion Physics and Technology, 



3) Administrative Obstacles to International Scientific and Technical 

 Cooperation. 



The Fusion Working Group met again in January 1985 at Cadarache to review the 

 reports of these study groups and to make recommendations based on them as 

 might be appropriate. 



The complete reports of the Study Groups are included in the appendix. The 

 conclusions and recommendations of the Fusion Working Group follow hereafter. 



