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Nature 397, 458 (11 February 1999) | doi:10.1038/17158

DoE budget scramble as closure plan axed

Colin Macilwain1

The US Department of Energy'sdelicately balanced, $320 million budget for nuclear physics was thrown into turmoil last week, just as it was being presented to Congress, when energy secretary Bill Richardson revoked its plan to close down the Bates Linear Accelerator. This facility, built in 1968, is operated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).