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It is often (understandably but erroneously) assumed that Strauss' prediction of electricity “too cheap to meter” was a reference to conventional uranium fission nuclear reactors. Indeed, only ten days prior to his “Too Cheap To Meter” speech, Strauss was present for the groundbreaking of the [[Shippingport Atomic Power Station]] where he predicted that, "industry would have electrical power from atomic furnaces in five to fifteen years." However, Strauss was actually referring to [[hydrogen fusion]] power and [[Project Sherwood]], which was conducting research on developing practical fusion power plants. <ref>Pfau, Richard (1984) ''No Sacrifice Too Great: The Life of Lewis L. Strauss'' University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, [http://www.amazon.com/No-Sacrifice-Too-Great-Strauss/dp/0813910382/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260580826&sr=1-2 p. 187, ISBN-13 978-0813910383]</ref> <ref>{{cite book
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