Fusion Industry Association Announces Independent Incorporation and Expansion

Fusion Industry Association Announces Independent Incorporation and Expansion

Association sharpens focus on promoting public policy, public-private partnerships, and development of regulations that will accelerate commercialization of fusion and enable deep decarbonization. View release on PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 — The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) today officially incorporated as a newly independent non-profit association representing the private fusion industry. The FIA will…

NRC Hosts Second Virtual Public Meeting on Developing a Regulatory Framework for Fusion Energy

NRC Hosts Second Virtual Public Meeting on Developing a Regulatory Framework for Fusion Energy

On the afternoon of March 30, 2021, the Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC) hosted their second virtual public meeting to explore an appropriate regulatory framework for fusion energy. Their first public forum was held on January 26, 2021. The goal of this and the previous forum was to collect public input and feedback related to developing…

FIA Congratulates Congressional Bipartisan Fusion Caucus

FIA Congratulates Congressional Bipartisan Fusion Caucus

Washington, D.C., February 18, 2021 – The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) is excited to welcome the newly formed Congressional Fusion Caucus in the 117th Congress. The Fusion Caucus, chaired by Virginia Congressman Don Beyer, was joined by Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnston, Peter Welch, Chuck Fleischmann, Susan Wild, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Katie Porter, Elaine Luria, Bill…

A New National Academies Report: Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid

A New National Academies Report: Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid

On February 17, 2021, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, released a new report, Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. This report was motivated by a combination of increased scientific progress in fusion and the changing electrical landscape in the United States, and builds off of previous work done by NASEM…

FIA Applauds American Fusion Community for Supporting an Ambitious Fusion Plan

FIA Applauds American Fusion Community for Supporting an Ambitious Fusion Plan

Now FIA calls on Congress and the new Administration to support and fund the ambition, including new public-private partnerships The U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee has released a new report that amounts to an ambitious new mandate to prioritize fusion energy development, leading to a fusion power plant. The members of the Fusion Industry…

Opportunities for Fusion: Biden Administration Launches American Innovation Effort

Opportunities for Fusion: Biden Administration Launches American Innovation Effort

The Biden-Harris Administration has initiated their innovation effort to tackle the climate crisis, and has announced the launch of a new research working group, an outline of their innovation agenda, and a new $100 million funding opportunity through ARPA-E. At the FIA, we think that fusion needs to be a key aspect of this new…