President’s Budget Requests Over $1 billion for Fusion Energy Funding

President’s Budget Requests Over $1 billion for Fusion Energy Funding

On Thursday, March 9, the White House released their budget request for the 2024 fiscal year, set to begin in October. Within the budget is record funding of over $1 billion for fusion energy research in the Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences. The FIA is pleased that the Biden Administration has recognized…

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Fusion Energy

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Fusion Energy

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Fusion Energy On Thursday, September 15 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, chaired by Senator Joe Manchin, holds a hearing on fusion energy. WATCH LIVE HERE. “The Federal Government’s Role in Supporting the Commercialization of Fusion Energy” The hearing will be held…

Senators Carper and Capito Letter to NRC Chairman Applauds Work to Craft Regulatory Path for Fusion

Senators Carper and Capito Letter to NRC Chairman Applauds Work to Craft Regulatory Path for Fusion

On August 18, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee sent a letter to the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission supporting the ongoing work of the NRC staff to craft a new framework for fusion energy. The letter notes fusion’s inherent safety, saying “Leading scientists from around…

Senate Energy and Water Subcommittee Includes Fusion Energy Provisions in FY 22 Appropriations Bill

Senate Energy and Water Subcommittee Includes Fusion Energy Provisions in FY 22 Appropriations Bill

Chairwoman of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Dianne Feinstein, along with Ranking Member John Kennedy, included $ million to invest in fusion energy research and $ million for a milestone-based public-private partnership program in their budget for the Senate’s Energy and Water FY 22 Appropriations Bill. The funding provided in this bill incorporates an…