UK, Japan, and Canada Publish Fusion Regulatory Framework Recommendations
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UK, Japan, and Canada Publish Fusion Regulatory Framework Recommendations

ByCaroline

Through the Agile Nations network, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada published initial suggestions for a multi-national fusion regulatory framework. The network, consisting of government representatives and technical experts, suggested recommendations on how to develop an appropriate regulatory framework for fusion energy facilities. The group recognized the importance and viability of fusion power as a global opportunity, and recommends that fusion regulations should be pro-innovation, risk-informed, and transparent.

NRC Public Meetings On Proposed Rule Regulatory Framework for Fusion Systems
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NRC Public Meetings On Proposed Rule Regulatory Framework for Fusion Systems

ByCaroline

On October 11, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held the first of a series of three public meetings to share the staff’s progress and seek public input on the preliminary proposed rule language, preliminary draft guidance (NUREG-1556, Volume 22), and specific topics of the proposed rule that would form the regulatory framework under 10 CFR Part 30 for fusion systems. 

FIA Participates in IAEA Fusion Energy Conference
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FIA Participates in IAEA Fusion Energy Conference

ByCaroline

The International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) is hosting the 29th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC) from October 16-21 in London. The annual conference provides a space for leading fusion developers, policymakers, and scientists to connect and discuss actions to advance fusion R&D and achieve commercial fusion power on a global scale.

Laser-fusion experiment squeezes out even more energy

Laser-fusion experiment squeezes out even more energy

ByCaroline

Lightning has struck a second time for physicists using lasers to achieve nuclear fusion—the process in which two atomic nuclei combine into one while releasing enormous amounts of energy. On 30 July, the 192 lasers of the stadium-size National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory instantaneously crushed a tiny capsule filled with deuterium and tritium, heavy isotopes of hydrogen. In doing so, they prompted a fusion reaction that produced more energy than the laser beams shined onto the target.