The study is based on a comprehensive literature survey reflecting the current status of thermonuclear fusion research. Review and assessment was restricted to system designs with magnetic plasma confinement (tokamak, stellarator). The study concentrates on the scientific-technical dimension, the economic, ecologogic, social and political dimensions of technology assessmentSIGLEAvailable from TIB Hannover: F95B663 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekBundesministerium fuer Forschung und Technologie (BMFT), Bonn (Germany)DEGerman