{"id":1966,"date":"2020-02-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusionindustryassociation.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/29\/nrc-decision-separates-fusion-energy-regulation-from-nuclear-fission-97\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T00:17:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T04:17:16","slug":"fusion-industry-association-principles-for-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusionindustryassociation.org\/fusion-industry-association-principles-for-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fusion Industry Association Principles for Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As companies race to develop fusion energy, governments and regulators should calibrate their regulatory approach to fusion&#8217;s low risks to health, safety, security, and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The FIA has published a <a href=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/59fab7_b3a854a81b7d487e866d1a39cb147fc5~mv2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short one-pager<\/a> outlining the principles for regulation in order to support the fusion regulation. Please read the entire document for details. The key recommendations are below.<\/p>\n<p>Establish a broad legislative and regulatory framework that explicitly and permanently removes fusion energy from the regulatory approaches that the federal government has taken towards fission power plants.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-ul\">\n<li id=\"viewer-34jak\" class=\"WkT0MK rHwKeh _3Kjjs public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-reset _1FoOD _3M0Fe T3Ond1 WkT0MK\">\n<p class=\"_1j-51 _1FoOD _3M0Fe T3Ond1 WkT0MK\">The NRC\u2019s Part 50, 52 and proposed 53 regulations for large commercial fission reactors address a different suite of risks compared to risks that fusion facilities could create and therefore are not appropriate for fusion systems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"viewer-21v7u\" class=\"WkT0MK rHwKeh _3Kjjs public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr fixed-tab-size _1FoOD _3M0Fe T3Ond1 WkT0MK\">\n<p class=\"_1j-51 _1FoOD _3M0Fe T3Ond1 WkT0MK\">Rules like the NRC\u2019s Part 20 regulations for general radiation protection and Part 30 rules for handling byproduct material would properly address fusion facilities\u2019 risk profiles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"viewer-5ke3g\" class=\"WkT0MK rHwKeh _3Kjjs public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr fixed-tab-size _1FoOD _3M0Fe T3Ond1 WkT0MK\">\n<p class=\"_1j-51 _1FoOD _3M0Fe T3Ond1 WkT0MK\">The DOE has created a framework for safe construction and operation of experimental fusion energy devices that has worked well for decades.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusionindustryassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/59fab7_b3a854a81b7d487e866d1a39cb147fc5mv2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fusionindustryassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/59fab7_b3a854a81b7d487e866d1a39cb147fc5mv2.png 680w, https:\/\/www.fusionindustryassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/59fab7_b3a854a81b7d487e866d1a39cb147fc5mv2-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governments must work to ensure that fusion regulation is calibrated to fusion&#8217;s inherent low risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[46],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - 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