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EntryDate

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1		-2016-09-17 20:33:32.993
	1	+2016-09-17 20:33:32.0

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Cites

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	1	+=Fusion DA=
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	3	+Nuclear fusion research using high-powered lasers is promising – fusion is a possible power source within the next decade.
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	5	+GARY 16
	6	+~~Stuart, "Fusion vs fission: clean, green nuclear energy technologies explained." ABC Science. 7 Feb 2016. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-08/clean-nuclear-energy-are-we-there-yet/6777180~~
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	8	+While tokamaks and stellarators use magnets to confine plasmas, another body of research is
	9	+AND
	10	+"Nuclear fusion power could be a reality in 10 to 15 years."
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	12	+Banning the production of nuclear power will stop fusion research.
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	14	+They defend a prohibition on both fission and fusion – production of nuclear power by fission will be stopped. Implications:
	15	+Scientists will not be allowed to continue producing nuclear power via fusion in laboratories, since it will be prohibited.
	16	+There won~’t be a reason to pursue fusion research if use of it is prohibited, deterring any future advancements – motivation will be gone.
	17	+~~If they defend a prohibition in FRANCE, CHINA, INDIA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, RUSSIA, EU or UNITED STATES. They defend _____ which is part of a unique international coalition to produce useable fusion power with the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in France.
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	19	+DIXIT 15
	20	+~~Aabha, "The Energy of the Future: The Status of Nuclear Fusion Research and the Role of the IAEA." International Atomic Energy Agency. 15 September 2015 https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/the-energy-of-the-future-the-status-of-nuclear-fusion-research-and-the-role-of-the-iaea~~
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	22	+Scientists are becoming increasingly excited about the prospects that within the foreseeable future a reactor
	23	+AND
	24	+challenges in modern science and technology can be successfully overcome through international cooperation.~~
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	26	+Nuclear fusion capabilities determine humanity~’s ability to survive long-term.
	27	+
	28	+KOURBAS 14
	29	+~~Michael, "Can Nuclear Fusion Save the Planet?" Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit.
	30	+Thursday, Nov 13th, 2014, http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/11/can-nuclear-fusion-save-planet/~~
	31	+Our ability to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy will likely determine
	32	+AND
	33	+), and the resulting reaction releases neutrons and an unbelievable amount of energy.
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	35	+
	36	+Fusion will power the earth for thirty million years without risk, including accidents, warming, or lack of resources.
	37	+KHATCHADOURIAN 14
	38	+~~Raffi, "A Star in a Bottle: An audacious plan to create a new energy source could save the planet from catastrophe. But time is running out." The New Yorker, March 3 2014. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/03/03/a-star-in-a-bottle~~
	39	+No one knows Iter~’s true cost, which may be incalculable, but estimates have
	40	+AND
	41	+to humanity~’s will. Iter, in Latin, means "the way."

EntryDate

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	1	+2016-09-17 20:33:34.474

Judge

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	1	+Christian Tarsney

Opponent

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	1	+Acton Boxborough JW

ParentRound

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	1	+2

Round

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	1	+1

Team

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	1	+Walt Whitman Caldera Neg

Title

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	1	+SO16 Fusion DA

Tournament

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	1	+Yale