The Fusion Industry Association is proud to cosponsor a virtual event with the Eastern Tennessee Economic Council on Tuesday, June 29. The online Zoom event will feature: The speaker list includes representatives from: May 21st, 2021
Pete was a giant in the nuclear field having accomplished the public service trifecta of working in Congress as a senior aide to former Senator Pete Domenici, serving as a NRC Commissioner, and as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at DOE. Few could match his knowledge and experience on nuclear technical matters. He was also…
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…
The 28th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC2020) which was originally planned to take place in Nice, France, will now be held as a virtual event from 10 to 15 May 2021. The conference aims to provide a forum for the discussion of key physics and technology issues as well as innovative concepts directly relevant to…
The Fusion Industry Association welcomes the announcement of the American Jobs Plan by President Biden. Fusion investment can lead the way.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…