| Secretary of Energy Abraham Visits PPPL |
| U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham visited the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) on Thursday, January 30, touring the facilities and addressing staff. During his address in the Gottlieb Auditorium, the Secretary announced that the United States will rejoin the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) negotiations. Prior to the talk, Secretary Abraham toured the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) and the former Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) test cells, and met with staff in the Lobby. To see a larger version of the photo and/or to download a print-quality file of the photo, click on the photo. |
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| U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham arrives at PPPL. From left are U.S. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, Abraham, Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman, and PPPL Director Rob Goldston. | From left are PPPL External Affairs Head John DeLooper, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, ITER-Canada CEO and President Murray Stewart, and PPPL's Andrew Post-Zwicker in the Lobby with science education displays. Post-Zwicker is Lead Scientist for PPPL's Science Education Program. | Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham tours the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) at PPPL and meets staff members. From left are (front row) PPPL's Joe Winston, NSTX Program Head Martin Peng, and NSTX Project Head Masa Ono; (back row) DOE's Ray Orbach, U.S. Congressman Rush Holt, Secretary Abraham, U.S. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman, PPPL Director Rob Goldston, and DOE's Anne Davies. |
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| At the test cell of the former Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) are (from left) U.S. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed, Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman, DOE's Anne Davies, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, PPPL's Erik Perry, U.S. Congressman Rush Holt, PPPL's Michael Williams, DOE's Raymond Orbach, and PPPL Director Rob Goldston. The group is standing behind two plaques, including a DOE "Exceptional Public Service Award" to the TFTR Decontamination & Decommissioning (D&D) Team and a plaque noting the machine's dates of operation and milestones. | Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham addresses staff at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. | Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham (middle in red tie) fields questions from reporters following his remarks to PPPL staff at the Laboratory's Auditorium. |
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