旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � EXITING DOE SECRETARY URGES CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND SSC Page 86 � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � the SSC of last year's congressional funding cuts. The Watkins letter � � provides detailed budget profiles & schedule information for a variety of � � funding scenarios. Responding to the letter, Brown commented Watkins "has� � correctly identified the Catch-22 of foreign funding for the SSC: Major � � foreign participation has remained elusive because of uncertainty about � � the US commitment to the project, yet our own commitment has wavered in � � large part because of the absence of substantial foreign funding." Brown � � also noted Watkins letter illustrates the failure of not having negotiated� � foreign involvement in the SSC from the outset of the project. "Rather � � than achieving an international consensus on the design & siting of the � � SSC from the beginning, along with a formula for international funding, � � the US made all of the early decisions unilaterally & has been trying to � � internationalize it ever since. It's no wonder foreign funding has been so� � difficult to nail down." "While I personally remain fully supportive of � � the SSC - based on its vast potential to expand our understanding of the � � fundamentals of matter, it is clear that this project's fate will be de- � � termined by the new Administration. The budgetary & scientific issues re- � � viewed in Admiral Watkins' letter make it clear the SSC will be among the � � most important & difficult policy decisions facing the new Administration"� � said Brown. Estimated cost of terminating the SSC is $278.1 million. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸