The first meeting of the "International Linear Collider" on the 14th.

In order to discuss significance ultra-large accelerator to approach the mystery of the universe birth "International Linear Collider" of (ILC), established the Review Committee, Science Council of Japan opened the first meeting on the 14th. From the committee, opinion to question "public understanding or be obtained" for example, "in to pressure to the research budget of other fields," there were numerous about to attract to Japan to bear the construction cost huge.
The ILC international project promoted by scientists in Japan, the United States and Europe. Construction costs amounted to about 830 billion yen in 10 years, attracting country will be responsible for the half.
Iwate, Miyagi Prefecture in Kitakami, Saga, Fukuoka prefectures is developing activities to attract Sefuri to (Sefuri) mountain in the country, but there is no country that is attracting overseas.
For indications of the members, the significance of "ILC is not penetrated general,. Construction costs required effort, so that the research funding in other fields is not being squeezed, piece Palace, Tokyo University professor to promote the ILC plan science described need to ensure separate and "there is a technology budget. Open a total of three meetings in July next, to be submitted to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and the deliberation results.

It is attention any conclusion or come out. 're Having proof of the budget would be a very interesting field, a difficult problem as the field of basic research It is a fact.


宇宙誕生の謎に迫る超大型加速器「国際リニアコライダー」（ＩＬＣ）の意義を審議するため、日本学術会議は検討委員会を設置し、１４日に初会合を開いた。委員からは、巨額の建設費を負担して日本に誘致することについて「国民の理解が得られるのか」「他分野の研究予算を圧迫するのでは」など疑問視する意見が相次いだ。
　ＩＬＣは日米欧の科学者らが進める国際プロジェクト。建設費用は１０年間で約８３００億円にのぼり、誘致国は半額を負担することになる。
　国内では岩手、宮城両県が北上山地に、佐賀、福岡両県が脊振（せふり）山地への誘致活動を展開しているが、海外で誘致している国はない。
　委員の指摘に対し、ＩＬＣ計画を推進する駒宮・東京大教授は「ＩＬＣの意義が一般的に浸透しておらず、努力が必要。建設費用は、他分野の研究費が圧迫されないよう、科学技術予算とは別に確保する必要がある」と説明した。今後７月に計３回会合を開き、審議結果を文部科学省に提出する。
　どんな結論が出てくるのか注目ですね。基礎研究の分野としては非常におもしろい分野でしょうが予算の裏付等、難問を抱えているのは事実ですね。