The Nation - News from Aug. 1, 1989

Utah officials voted to free nearly half of a $5-million legislative appropriation to fund research into the University of Utah’s cold fusion findings. An executive committee of the state’s Fusion-Energy Advisory Council endorsed the university’s request for nearly $2.5 million for the first year of cold fusion research. The goal of the research is to develop a cheap, relatively safe and virtually inexhaustible source of electrical energy. Next Monday, the full council is expected to approve the budget.