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100 1 Dean, Stephen O.|eauthor.
245 10 Search for the Ultimate Energy Source|h[electronic
resource] :|bA History of the U.S. Fusion Energy Program /
|cby Stephen O. Dean.
260 New York, NY :|bSpringer New York :|bImprint: Springer,
|c2013.
300 XV, 262 p. 35 illus., 21 illus. in color.|bonline
resource.
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
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490 1 Green Energy and Technology,|x1865-3529
500 IT Carlow ebook
500 springer ebooks
505 0 Prologue -- Chapter 1 - Fusion Fundamentals -- Chapter 2 -
Fusion Concepts -- Chapter 3 - The Struggling Years -
1960s -- Chapter 4 - The Glory Years 1970s -- Chapter 5 -
The Carter Plan vs. The Reagan Agenda 1980-1985 --
Chapter 6 - Successes and Disasters 1985-1990 -- Chapter
7 - Hope for Resurgence 1990-1995 -- Chapter 8 -
Financial Tsunami 1995-1999 -- Chapter 9 - The New
Millennium: Science vs. Energy 2000-2008 -- Chapter 10 -
The Obama Administration 2009-2012 -- Chapter 11
Applications -- Chapter 12 - Engineering Challenges --
Chapter 13 Energy -- Chapter 14 - Perspectives 2012 --
Chapter 15 - The Ultimate Energy Source? -- Epilogue --
Acknowledgements -- Recommended Reading and Information
Resources -- References -- Persons Index -- Subject Index.
520 Why has the clean, limitless energy promised by fusion
always seemed just out of reach? Search for the Ultimate
Energy Source: A History of the U.S. Fusion Energy Program,
explains the fundamentals and concepts behind fusion power,
and traces¡the development of fusion historically by
decadecovering its history as dictated by US government
policies, its major successes, and its prognosis for the
future. The reader will gain an understanding of how the
development of fusion has been shaped by changing
government priorities as well as other hurdles currently
facing realization of fusion power. ¡Advance Praise for
Search for the Ultimate Energy Source: Dr. Dean has been
uniquely involved in world fusion research for decades and,
in this book, describes the complicated realities like few
others possibly could. -Robert L. Hirsch, a former
director of the US fusion program, an Assistant
Administrator of the US Energy Research and Development
Administration (ERDA); an executive at Exxon, Arco, and
the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI); and lead
author of the book The Impending World Energy Mess (Apogee
Prime Books, 2009). In this book, Dr. Dean provides the
many reasons why fusion has progressed more slowly than
many had hoped. Budget is usually cited as the culprit,
but policy is equally to blame. Facilities¡have been
closed down before their jobs were doneor in some cases,
even started. It seems this situation has become endemic
in fusion, and if one thinks about it, in other nationally
important Science and Technology initiatives as well. -
William R. Ellis, a former scientist at Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Associate Director of Research at the
US Naval Research Laboratory, a vice president at Ebasco
Services and at Raytheon, and chair of the US ITER
Industry Council and the US ITER Industrial Consortium.
650 0 Nuclear fusion.
650 0 Electric engineering.
650 0 Economics.
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