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Nature 423, 211 (15 May 2003) | doi:10.1038/423211a

US support for Spain triggers unease over fusion project

Geoff Brumfiel & Declan Butler

The US energy secretary has come close to endorsing Spain's bid to host a huge international fusion experiment – snubbing French plans for the project and unsettling delicate European site negotiations.Spencer Abraham visited Madrid on 1 May to discuss Spain's bid to host ITER, the planned US$5-billion project to build an experimental magnetic-fusion reactor.