U.S. research in inertial confinement

Early in the next century diminishing reserves of fossil and fissile fuels will force us to place increasing reliance in inexhaustible sources of energy. There are three such inexhaustible sources: fission breeder reactors, solar energy, and fusion energy. Although the scientific feasibility of fusion will not be demonstrated until the mid-1980's, the potential rewards of fusion are great - not only in terms of direct power production, but also in producing other fuels such as fissile fuels or hydrogen. (author)