means of saving cost and time through the establishment of the national center relative to the cost and schedule currently projected for the program;

means of providing common facilities to be shared by many magnetic fusion concepts;

assessment of the environmental and safety-related aspects of the national center;

provisions for international cooperation in magnetic fusion activities at the national center;

provision of access to facilities for the broader technical involvement of domestic industry and universities in the magnetic fusion energy program;

siting criteria for the national center including a list of potential sites;

the advisability of establishing such a center considering all factors, including the alternative means and associated costs of pursuing such technology; and

changes in the management structure of the magnetic fusion program to allow more effective direction of activities related to the national center.