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APPENDIX I APPENDIX I 



INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN DOE'S 



MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT FUSION PROGRAM 



By letter dated July 19, 1982, Representative Fortney H. 

 Stark asked us to address a number of issues relating to fusion 

 energy. After completing audit work on an ongoing review of the 

 implementation of the Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering Act of 

 1980 (Public Law No. 96-386),^ we agreed with his office to focus 

 our efforts on international cooperation in fusion energy develop- 

 ment. Specifically, we agreed to address the following questions: 



— What is the United States' policy and strategy for interna- 

 tional cooperative efforts in fusion energy development? 



— What are the different types of fusion international coop- 

 erative efforts? 



— What is the possible impact of international cooperative 

 fusion efforts on the United States' ability to maintain 

 its world leadership position in fusion energy development? 



— What problems have been encountered in international co- 

 operative fusion efforts and how have these been resolved? 



— What is industry's role in international cooperative fusion 

 efforts? 



OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY 



To answer these questions, we interviewed cognizant DOE and 

 national laboratory officials. For example, to obtain information 

 about policy relating to international cooperation, we interviewed 

 officials from the three agencies responsible for establishing 

 this policy — the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of 

 State, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) . In 

 particular, to determine DOE ' ^ strategy for international coopera- 

 tion, we interviewed officials from DOE's Office of International 

 Affairs and the Office of Fusion Energy. In addition, we reviewed 

 DOE's Comprehensive Program Management Plan, which describes DOE's 

 policy and strategy on international cooperation. 



To obtain information on (1) the different types of inter- 

 national cooperative efforts and how they relate to DOE fusion 

 program objectives, (2) the impact of international cooperation on 

 the United States' leadership position, and (3) problems encoun- 

 tered, we interviewed program officials and project managers at 

 DOE's Office of Fusion Energy and DOE's main fusion research 



^ Status of DOE'S Implementation of the Magnetic Fusion Energy 

 Engineering Act of 1980 ( GAO/RCED-83- 1 05, Apr. 29, 1983). 



