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Do US contributions to ITER come out of the DOE budget?

• willis936 5y ago
  Yes, ITER contributions make up 220 M USD of the 450 M USD that is the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) budget under the DoE. Most of that is paid in-kind, which means domestic manufacturing of components sent to ITER, so it's a bit like a stimulus. The US has also (famously) regularly failed to put in what they budget for, even in the past ten years having some years where they contribute less than half of what they agreed to.
  • ncmncm 5y ago
    "Stimulus", meaning corporate welfare.
    • willis936 5y ago
      No I mean stimulus. If I meant corporate welfare I would have invoked the DoD budget.
• willis936 5y ago
  I thought I linked the FES budget somewhere around here but apparently I never did. Here it is: https://science.osti.gov/-/media/budget/pdf/sc-budget-request-to-congress/fy-2022/FY_2022_SC_FES_Cong_Budget.pdf https://science.osti.gov/-/media/budget/pdf/sc-budget-reques... 86 M USD cash, 220 M USD in-kind. The 450 M USD FES budget does not include in-kind contributions. I don't actually understand the accounting here.