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Australian Fusion Energy Research gets prominent coverage from ANSTO/ANU MoU signing
2 months ago
Australian Fusion Energy Research received prominent coverage in reports of the signing of an MoU of collaboration between ANSTO and ANU.
Yesterday, Senator Kim Carr witnessed the MoU signing by Prof. Ian Chubb, ANU Vice Chancellor, and Dr. Adi Paterson, CEO ANSTO. All three speakers agreed that it was highly desirable in a country of Australia's size that two national research institutes should collaborate closely to be most effective.
During his speech, Minister Kerr announced that the National Plasma Fusion Facility will receive $7M to fund infrastructure upgrades.
He remained neutral on the issue of nuclear power in general: "We are agnostic about particular fields of research that our scholars pursue."
Afterwards, the parties and witness to the MoU began a tour of selected facilities by visiting the H-1 National Plasma Fusion Research Facility, where Senator Carr fired a plasma pulse (photo, photo). The most popular picture with the press was taken when the VIP party broke away from the planned route to have a closer look at the facility equipment, in particular a large but precise current switching regulator assembly, originally an Engineering Master's project of Tony Lin, and brought to its present stage by Senior Technical Officer John Wach.
Some press coverage, which tended to focus on fusion power and research
ANSTO's press release
http://www.ansto.gov.au/home/left_column/latest_news/news_items/new_research_era_begins
ANU's press release
http://news.anu.edu.au/?p=1642
Minister Carr's press release
http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Carr/Pages/ANUANSTOJOINFORCES.aspx
AAP Images
http://www.aapimage.com.au/Search.aspx?search=ANU+ANSTO+PARTNERSHIP%26(IMPORTDATE%3e20090921)&viewtype=Grid
The Age breaking news/AAP : Aussie nuclear researchers join forces
STEPHEN JOHNSON
September 22, 2009 - 4:49PM
Australia's nuclear science centre and a major university have joined forces to develop nuclear power that produces no radioactive waste....
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/aussie-nuclear-researchers-join-forces-20090922-g07w.html
Adelaide Advertiser 23/09/2009 Page: 22
NUCLEAR BID 3 paras, similar content ........ joined forces to develop nuclear power that produces no radioactive waste. The Australian Nuclear Science....
Canberra Times 23 Sept p8 ANU in nuclear cooperation deal
Claire Low 1/3 page, picture
Nuclear science in Australia, now "undergoing massive change", is to get a...
.... (ANSTO) and the ANU will aim to develop a waste-free source of
energy through nuclear fusion.
Newcastle Herald had the cleverest headline(Fusion of Clean Thinking) same picture as Canberra Times, AAP wording), p20),
Also in Ballarat Courier, Border Mail
