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Stabilization problem threatens future of Scyllac

JUL 01, 1976

Facing a deadline of September 1977, fusion physicists at Los Alamos are working hard to demonstrate that they can stabilize the plasma in Scyllac, one of the three major approaches in ERDA’s magnetic confinement effort. Recently Robert Hirsch, ERDA’s new assistant administrator for solar, geothermal and advanced energy systems said (PHYSICS TODAY, June, page 69) that a real question exists as to the future of Scyllac if present trends are not reversed. Meanwhile Los Alamos is studying alternative schemes for the laboratory to pursue if Scyllac work is terminated.

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