Purdue panel completes review of nuclear engineer

June 20, 2006

(AP) -- A panel appointed to review allegations that a Purdue University nuclear engineer interfered with efforts to verify his claims of producing "tabletop fusion" has completed its work, school officials said Tuesday.

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