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Energy Sec. Steven Chu: U.S. government planning to fund MSU
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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu wants funding to come through
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for a nuclear research facility underway by Michigan State
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“We want to fund it and plan to fund it,” Chu told the Detroit Free
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MSU is spending $20 million for site preparation and excavation for
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a $600 million Facility of Rare Isotope Beams so the project is
ready when government resources are allocated. Officials say the
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site preparation work is largely done and further construction awaits
government funding.
“Michigan State University welcomes the very positive comments
offered today by Energy Secretary Steven Chu,” said spokesman
Kent Cassella.
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“The Congress and the Obama Administration have been very
supportive of the FRIB project and we are grateful for that. MSU
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has been a long-time partner with the DOE on a number of projects
and we look forward to continuing to work with them and move
FRIB forward.”
Concerns were raised in January when Chu said funding for the
project was uncertain in tough economic times.
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MSU in 2008 won the competition for the prestigious center that will
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impact energy security, nuclear security and medical research. The
lab will use intense beams of rare isotopes for basic research that
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could lead to applications in medicine and advanced technologies
ranging from unlocking the secrets of the universe to cancer
treatments. A similar facility is under construction in France and the
U.S. is a partner in the French reactor.
Today Chu said the Michigan State project is “pushing ahead,” but
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nothing had changed in terms of the budget.
“I would like to see it go forward,” he said. “We’re waiting to see if
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The project is expected to create about 5,700 construction jobs and
then sustain 400 permanent jobs while increasing Michigan’s profile
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among physics researchers. Officially the project is to be complete
by 2021 but the project is on track for early completion in 2019.
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