Magplane CTO Returns to France for Multi-Billion Dollar International Joint Project ITER Magnet System Review Committee
July 05 2007 - 11:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
BEDFORD, Mass., July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Bruce Montgomery,
Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Magplane Technology, Inc.
(Pink Sheets: MAGP), returned to France this week to continue the
magnet system review for the international nuclear fusion
experimental reactor. Dr. Montgomery sits on the review committee
as one of four outside experts asked to review the magnet systems
for the fusion reactor to be built in Southern France. The
experimental reactor, called ITER, is a multi-billion dollar joint
project between seven parties that include the European Community,
Japan, China and Russia. Dr. Montgomery led the US magnet design
team working on ITER prior to leaving the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology in 1996 to join the private sector. Magplane's
passenger and pipeline systems rely on advanced magnetic technology
to create strong levitation and propulsion forces to significantly
improve the speed and capacity of transportation systems for people
and materials. Magplane's recently announced agreements in Inner
Mongolia to apply its pipeline technology to coal transportation
will substantially reduce the cost and pollution associated with
the use of diesel trucks. Montgomery said, "It's an honor to be
selected for an ITER review committee. The magnet systems are a
crucial component of fusion reactors and are equally important in
the Magplane system. Magnetic drive and control systems allow
Magplane to design efficient and cost effective pipelines to
transport dry materials that are normally transported with diesel
trucks. Diesel fuel is one of the most significant environmental
pollutants so a reduction in diesel consumption will improve air
quality and help to reduce global warming." About Magplane
Technology, Inc. Founded by a group of MIT engineers, Magplane
Technology, Inc. (MTI) is the developer of the Magplane system, an
innovative magnetic levitation (maglev) transportation system that
offers significant advancements over other high-speed trains and
light-rail transit systems. Magplanes can achieve speeds up to 500
km/hour for inter-city travel and nearly silent operation for urban
mass transit systems. The Magplane system has also been adapted for
use in a unique pipeline application that can reduce the cost and
pollution from diesel trucks used in transporting material from
mining operations. Most recently, Magplane signed agreements with
Inner Mongolia initially worth $80 Million to build commercial
pipeline infrastructure for transporting the region's coal
production. For more information, visit http://www.magplane.com/.
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