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The 1973 conference on energy policies in New Delhi highlighted international concerns about energy systems. The paper calls for a global energy policy that balances environmental and economic factors while exploiting abundant, low‑impact fuel resources. It examines fusion power, evaluating its potential and the technical challenges that must be overcome. The authors argue that fusion should be the ultimate energy source, with conventional nuclear power serving as an interim solution. Authorship noted.
From conference on energy policies and the international system; New, Delhi, India (4 Dec 1973). The need is now apparent for a global energy policy with the following characteristics: Compatibility with environmental and economic factors; large fuel resources, the recovery and exploration of which have minimal environmental impact and which do not introduce disturbing factors into the world political situation. Fusion power in this context is discussed, including assessments of its potential and of the problems yet to be solved in achieving its realization. The proposition is advanced that fusion should be considered as the ultimate source of energy, and that other sources of energy, including conventional nuclear power, should be considered as interim sources. (auth)
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