STAC 14: concern and commendation
21 May 2013
Composed of the leading scientists and engineers from the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Members' fusion communities, STAC was established to review the progress that the project is making in key areas of science and technology.
The ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) convened last week at ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Headquarters for the fourteenth time in the history of the project.
Composed of the leading scientists and engineers from the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Members' fusion communities, STAC was established to review the progress that the project is making in key areas of science and technology.
Together with the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Management Advisory Committee (MAC), STAC makes recommendations that are submitted to the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Council.
The fourteenth session of STAC, last 14-16 May, covered a large range of topics, voicing concern over schedule but commending the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ for its efforts towards recovering delays and for the considerable progress made in the design, testing, validation and manufacturing of several components.
A column on the outcome of the meeting, by STAC Head Joaquin Sanchez, will be published in the upcoming issue of Newsline.