DOE EXTENDS UNIVERSITY PPPL CONTRACT

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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced Princeton University will continue to manage and operate the DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), located on Princeton University’s Forrestal Campus within Princeton Forrestal Center. The extended contract, which runs through March 31, 2022, also highlights collaborations among the University, the lab and the DOE. PPPL is devoted to creating new knowledge about the physics of plasmas — charged gases — and to developing practical solutions for the creation of fusion energy. Princeton University has had the honor of being the PPPL contractor since its inception in 1951, when it was called Project Matterhorn and is one of 10 national science laboratories overseen by DOE’s Office of Science. As part of the agreement, Princeton University extended the lease on the land PPPL occupies for another 30 years with a one-time payment of $1 for as long as Princeton University remains the laboratory’s management and operations contractor.