In a meeting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) on Tuesday, November 8, the Department of Energy, representatives of Agreement States, and private industry agreed that the regulation of fusion energy should be separated from the regulation of nuclear fission. Members of the FIA and the NRC staff discussed how an approach to fusion energy…
On August 24, 2022, the CEO of the Fusion Industry Association sent letter to the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that gives a full record of the FIA’s position on the appropriate type of regulatory approach by the NRC in the U.S. The letter, signed by FIA’s CEO, Andrew Holland, serves a follow up…
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…
On October 4, the Fusion Industry Association (FIA) wrote to the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to clarify the roadmap for the requested six-month extension of the regulatory options paper. This extension would create better engagement between the NRC and the commercial fusion industry, as well as develop better understanding of the key…
Fusion Industry Association CEO Andrew Holland published the opinion piece, “US Must Make an Infrastructure Investment in Fusion Energy” in the Washington Examiner on July 13, 2021, pushing for the American government to increase its funding for fusion energy in order to combat the global climate crisis and assert the United States as a leader…
On May 31, 2021 the Regulatory Horizons Council, a new expert committee responsible for educating the UK’s government on the regulations necessary for the advancement of technological innovation, released a report on its recommendations to ensure the rapid and safe progress of fusion energy. The Fusion Industry Association was cited throughout the report with regards…
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…
On the afternoon of January 26, 2021, the Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC) hosted their first virtual public meeting to explore an appropriate regulatory framework for fusion energy. The goal of this forum was to collect public input and feedback related to developing a regulatory model for longer-term commercial deployment of fusion. Section 103 of the…
On October 6, 2020, FIA Director Andrew Holland published the below article in the Washington Times. Fusion energy needs smart federal government regulation Must demonstrate regulatory certainty for the future fusion industry Creating new sources of sustainable, reliable and zero-carbon energy is a critical national security question and may prove to be an existential threat…
On October 6, the FIA, along with DOE and NRC, will host a public forum on building a fusion regulatory framework. RSVP to attend.