Holtec Calls It Quits on New Mexico Spent Fuel Plan
Whatever Happened to DOE’s RFI for a CISF?
ECA’s Collaboration Based Siting for Responsible Fuel Cycle Management
NANO Nuclear Energy to Establish Operations in Illinois
NANO Nuclear Energy Closes $400 Million Sale of Common Stock
Google Plans Six Massive Data Centers Near Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
Japan’s New Leader to Make Nuclear Center of Energy Strategy
TEPCO May Scrap Older Reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
GVH, Samsung C&T Form BWRX-300 Strategic Alliance
Philippines Publishes Nuclear Framework, Moves Ahead With Financing Plans
Holtec Calls It Quits on New Mexico Spent Fuel Plan
(NucNet contributed to this report) After years of effort and dealing with implacable opposition from the State of New Mexico as well as oil & gas industry, Holtec has abandoned plans for building and operating an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility in the southeastern corner of the state.
The Hi-Store CISF facility would have stored up to 10,000 canisters of commercial spent nuclear fuel on land owned by the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance near the New Mexico towns of Carlsbad and Hobbs.
Holtec said in a press statement, “After discussions with our longtime partner in the Hi-Store project, the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance [ELEA], and due to the untenable path forward for used fuel storage in New Mexico, we mutually agreed upon canceling the agreement.”
The project has been attacked by the state’s oil and gas industry which claimed that the CISF would release radioactivity resulting in the loss of access to drilling for oil and gas deposits and the resulting highly valuable production of both fossil fuels in the region.
In 2023, New Mexico passed a bill barring the storage and disposal of high-level radioactive waste in New Mexico without the state’s explicit consent. The bill was more or less than a giant “nothing doing” message to Holtec.
Despite state opposition in May 2023, Holtec received a license from the NRC to “receive, possess, transfer and store” canisters holding commercial spent nuclear fuel for 40 years. That license, along with a second one a separate project, Interim Storage Partners’ CISF in Texas, were vacated by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2023 ruling.
However, a US Supreme Court ruling in June 2025 found that petitioners did not have standing to challenge the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing of a similar facility, Interim Storage Partners’ CISF in Texas.
In its June ruling, the Supreme Court said Texas and oil and gas interests can’t challenge the NRC’s permit for a separate, privately owned temporary waste storage site in New Mexico. It said the states don’t have the authority to overrule an NRC permit.
The site in Texas, planned by Interim Storage Partners, had met with fierce opposition from Texas state officials. It was a joint venture of Orano USA and Waste Control Specialists (WSC). The WSC also operated a low level radioactive waste site near Andrews, TX, which was the proposed site of the spent fuel interim storage facility.
Holtec said after the Supreme Court ruling it expected to have its Hi-Store CISF license reinstated, allowing it to move forward with the project. However, the prospect of additional litigation, and unrelenting public opposition, clearly spooked Holtec and likely gave pause to any investors that might have been thinking about signing on to help fund the project.
Holtec said a July 2025 letter to investors and to the project’s local supporters that opposition from the New Mexico Legislature and Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was unlikely to change.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she is glad Holtec heard the state’s “strenuous objections,” citing the state law, and withdrew its plans. She called it a “losing proposition.”
“We stand firm in our resolve to protect our state from becoming a nuclear dumping ground”
Grisham said that the state is doing its part by hosting the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, an underground repository for radioactive waste materials from various DOE sites.
New Mexico’s opposition to the interim storage site stands in stark contrast to its tolerance of multiple nuclear energy related operations in the state.
Holtec’s proposed site is located a few miles away from the DOE WIPP site in far southeastern New Mexico. The area is also home to Unrenco’s uranium enrichment plant located just east of Eunice, NM. Further west the state is home to two DOE national laboratories – Los Alamos and Sandia – which design and manage the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. The White Sands site has also been used for nuclear related projects.
Whatever Happened to DOE’s RFI for a CISF?
In July 2024 the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has issued a request for information opportunity for the design and construction of a federal consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel. DOE is planning to establish a federal CISF to manage SNF until a permanent repository is available. In May2024 , the DOE received initial approval, known as “Critical Decision-0,” for such a facility.
The DOE said at the time it was seeking information, comments, feedback, and recommendations from interested parties regarding he department’s procurement approach for the design and construction of the CISF and associated transportation. The DOE will use the information to help formulate a request for proposal for soliciting a contract for the work.
Despite fierce opposition in New Mexico and Texas to CISF projects, DOE said it intends to establish a consolidated interim storage facility for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel until a permanent repository is available. DOE is performing this market research to gather information from all interested parties that will help formulate the actual solicitation.
It is currently assumed that the Federal CISF will be a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensed facility. The location(s) of the Federal CISF will be determined over the next several years by what DOE calls a “consent based siting process.”
The RFI notes – “Given the technical and regulatory complexity of a federal CISF, DOE seeks input from qualified engineering design firms and other nuclear industry entities on how best to move forward, and well as an assessment of the capabilities of the marketplace to support DOE in accomplishment of this unique mission,” the DOE said in its July 1st RFI, adding that the department is also looking to discover to what degree small businesses would be capable of participating in the effort.”
Although the RFI is not a solicitation, DOE said in its RFI document that the siting, design, licensing, construction, startup, and initial operation of a CISF will require 10 years or longer to complete from the date it first receives funding from Congress. Once built, the contractor operated facility would have a ten-year run per contract period with renewals or competitive procurements to continue operations. (See Neutron Bytes editorial below)
An initial contract award for the CISF will therefore likely have a 10-year performance period, with additional options to continue operations.
In 2021 Congress directed the department to move forward under its existing authority to identify a CISF site using a consent-based process. The RFI was one of DOE’s actions in response to Congress.
What DOE Did Following the Release of the RFI
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took the following actions after the July 2024 Request for Information (RFI) for the design and construction of a federal consolidated interim storage facility (CISF). The deadline for submissions in response to the RFI was set for September 5, 2024. No RFP was subsequently prepared nor was there an announcement of plans for a future RFP.
A Follow-up RFI Issued: The DOE also issued a separate Request for Information (RFI) for a Package Performance Demonstration (PPD) related to the transport of spent nuclear fuel. This RFI closed on September 30, 2024. Again, No RFP was prepared nor was there an announcement of a future RFP.
Office Reorganization: In April 2024, the DOE’s Office of Integrated Waste Management was reorganized into two separate offices, which continued their work after July. These offices were The Office of Storage and Transportation and The Office of Consent-Based Siting.
These offices have missions in two key areas.
First, figure out how to move all the spent fuel sitting in dry storage to a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF). Truck and rail are the obvious modes of transportation, but some states have objected to the movement of spent fuel through their jurisdictions despite mountains of technical data that show the rail cars and over-the-road truck trailers are safe methods of moving the spent fuel.
Second, DOE has to come up with a process of developing and sustaining community consent for the construction and operation of a CISF whch is a multi-decade long effort. A roadmap for consent based siting was released in 2023.
DOE also released a $26 million funding opportunity for up to 16 organizations to foster community discussion and capture feedback on interim storage of spent nuclear fuel. (DOE Fact Sheet)
Eventually, DOE may have to take a page from Japan’s playbook which is that the government effectively buys off community opposition with a very large serving of federal financial assistance to the local governmental jurisdictions – city and county – as well as to school districts, and to NGOs that provide social services in order to get local acceptance of a CISF.
DOE’s Future Milestones for Action
DOE documents released after July 2024 outline future milestones included working toward Critical Decision-1 (CD-1), which follows the Critical Decision-0 (CD-0) approval granted in May 2024. DOE also made plans to issue an Expression of Interest in the summer of 2025 as part of the consent-based siting process. As of mid-October 2025 it has not been released.
For readers not familar with DOE’s decision milestones, they are taken from a process and procedures that prescriptively define a series of gateways to commitments of policies, program, and funding, each one more robust than the last ultimately leading to a final decisiont to build and operate a DOE project, e.g., a CISF.
For now DOE has punted all key future action into the unforseeable future with projected timelines for developing transportation infrastructure (2034) and beginning the transport of spent nuclear fuel to a federal CISF (2038-2040).
Given the turmoil in Washington over federal funding, and the massive layoffs of DOE civil service staffs, it is very unclear what if any progress will be made relative to management of spent nuclear fuel in the next few years.
In the meantime, a non-governmental organziation, the Energy Communities Alliance, composed of cities and towns that are hosts to DOE facilities, commercial nuclear reactors, and national laboratories, etc., has been working on collaboration based siting for responsible fuel cycle management. A summary of their work follows below.
ECA’s Collaboration Based Siting for Responsible Fuel Cycle Management
The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA), a non-governmental organization, is working to create momentum for nuclear waste solutions by distributing resources for qualifying individual communities that demonstrate readiness to begin local education and outreach related to responsible fuel cycle management.
ECA is working to build capacity in communities interested in collaboration-based siting. These efforts ensure communities have the information – and informed representatives – to meaningfully engage on the issues facing a potential host of a nuclear waste facility.
Grants have been awarded to meet the following goals:
• Create, organize and lead meaningful, inclusive community and stakeholder engagement opportunities that elicit public values, interests, concerns, and goals related to spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste management.
• Identify needed partners, including community partners, private industry, and other stakeholders and their role in siting a potential Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF). • Develop model organizational/governance structures and partnerships – within the community, region, private industry, State, Tribal governments – necessary to develop a shared vision for future development that could include a nuclear waste mission.
• Capture results, lessons learned, and impact evaluations to be shared at quarterly siting consortia meetings during the life of the project.
For the purposes of these grants, an “Eligible Recipient” included municipal or local government entities, state government created councils of local governments, community reuse organizations, and municipal government related organizations (such economic development entities) that are internal revenue service recognized 501(c)(3) organizations. A community did not need to be an ECA member to apply. For more information contact ECA here
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NANO Nuclear Energy to Establish Operations in Illinois
NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) announced that the companywill establish a manufacturing and research & development facility in Illinois.
NANO Nuclear plans to make an investment of more than $12 million with the support from the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) program, which will enable the company to establish its operations and create 50 new full-time jobs. NANO Nuclear will receive $6.8 million in incentive awards from the REV Illinois program.
NANO Nuclear recently acquired a property in the Chicago area featuring a 23,537‑square‑foot stand‑alone facility, including a dedicated 7,400 square foot nonnuclear demonstration area. The facility is expected to support nuclear engineers, component manufacturers, researchers, and support personnel who will work in collaboration with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on NANO Nuclear’s lead project, the KRONOS MMR Microreactor Energy System.
Guided by Illinois’ Economic Growth Plan, the REV Illinois program supports a targeted industry for the state – clean energy production and advanced manufacturing – which continues to expand because of strong state leadership and a commitment to fostering innovation, sustainability, and long-term economic competitiveness.
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NANO Nuclear Energy Closes $400 Million Sale of Common Stock
NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) announced the closing of its previously announced private placement of common stock. In the private placement, NANO Nuclear sold 8,490,767 shares of common stock.
The financing provides NANO Nuclear with financial flexibility and multiple years of operating runway under its current plans, with cash on hand of approximately $600 million.
NANO Nuclear will use its funding to advance development, construction and regulatory licensing activities for its lead micro reactor program, the KRONOS MMR Energy System, continue development of its other micro reactor projects and other nuclear energy supply chain related business lines, pursue potential strategic acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes.
The firm said its plans to begin geotechnical investigations toward constructing its KRONOS MMR advanced micro modular reactor on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The firm also said it is preparing to submit a KRONOS-related Construction Permit Application (CPA) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
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Google Plans Six Massive Data Centers Near Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
According to a report in Data Center Dynamics, a trade publication, Google is looking to develop up to six data centers near the 600 MW Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, IA.
The proposal follows the June 2025 pledge from Google to invest $7 billion in expanding its data center footprint in Iowa. The company said at the time that this would go towards the development of a new campus in Cedar Rapids and the expansion of its existing campus in Council Bluffs. The IT platform did not report that it was in current negotiations over power purchase agreements with the Duance Arnold Energy Center.
The data centers are being proposed for unincorporated areas near the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a decommissioned nuclear reactor. The energy center entered operation in 1975, but in 2020, the plant’s cooling towers were damaged, and repairs were deemed uneconomical. SInce then the utility that owns the plant has taken steps to restart the reactor.
Status of Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
This year has seen proposals to restart the plant, with NextEra granted permission to reconnect the plant to the grid in September 2025. FERC filings suggest it could be powered up in Q1 of 2028 at the earliest. NextEra Energy is taking more steps in its proposal to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear power plant near Palo, IA.
In an August 2024 filing with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NextEra – which acquired a majority interest in the Duane Arnold plant in 2006 – said it intends to submit an environmental review document by October as part of the application process for the plant’s potential restart.
In January 2025, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted a Duane Arnold restart overview and a “regulatory path to reauthorization of power operations.”
According to the August filing, all spent fuel from the plant has been transferred to Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), and most major plant systems drained and deenergized. Training and administrative buildings have been removed, as have the plant’s mechanical draft cooling towers.
An outline of planned restart activities indicates NextEra plans to restore Duane Arnold to “previous operating license condition at 2020 shutdown, ”with modifications including new cooling towers, restoration of in-scope transmission lines, new office and warehouse buildings, a sewage treatment system upgrade, dredging of the plant’s intake and the filing of permit applications “to support restart activities and resumption of power operation.”
According to the Data Center Dynamics report, NextEra officials say that they hope to restart the Duane Arnold plant by the end of 2028 in an effort to meeting newly-increasing demand for electrical power, largely spurred by the construction of two new data center projects near Cedar Rapids. Iowa is a center for banking and other financial data services.
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Japan’s New Leader to Make Nuclear Center of Energy Strategy
The Bloomberg wire service reports that Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling party, has pushed to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear technologies, like fusion, and has previously called for making the country 100% energy self-sufficient by deploying next-generation reactors. She will also reduce investments in renewable energy projects like solar.
According to the Bloomberg report, Takaichi is likely to make nuclear energy a priority as a means to curb Japan’s carbon emissions, said Mika Ohbayashi, director at the Renewable Energy Institute, a think tank that promotes clean-energy use.
“She wants energy security over climate ambition, nuclear over renewables, and national industry over global corporations,” Ohbayashi said.
It’s unclear what Takaichi can do to help accelerate the restart of Japan’s idled reactors. The country has 33 commercially available units, but only 14 of which have resumed operation under stringent post-Fukushima rules.
The Nuclear Regulatory Authority, which is an independent ministry, has shown little flexibility in allowing plants to restart with a focus on concerns related to plant security and safety issues.
Japanese nuclear firms, some of which are positioned to be suppliers to US developers of small modular reactors, have not developer domestic SMR designs for use in Japan or for export. Plans for new construction in Japan and for export of nuclear reactors has stayed focused on 1000+ MW plants.
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TEPCO May Scrap Older Reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is considering decommissioning some older reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, which currently has all seven of its reactors offline.
The utility intends to convey the plan to the prefecture’s assembly in the coming days, with the understanding it will be able to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant’s No. 6 and No. 7 reactors, which have passed safety checks by the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The plans focus on two oldest of the sirtes seven BWRs – Units 1 & 2. TEPCO has received a go ahead to load fuel in units 5 & 7, but has recently considered reversing that step due to ongoing delays in gettting local approvals.
Unit 1, the oldest at the site, began operating in 1985. Unit 2 started operating in 1990, but has been offline since 2007.
The mayor of Kashiwazaki, the city that hosts the plant with the neighboring village of Kariwa, is calling for Tokyo Electric to come up with a plan to decommission at least one reactor among the Nos. 1 to 5 units there in exchange for allowing the utility to restart a reactor.
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GVH, Samsung C&T Form BWRX-300 Strategic Alliance
(WNN) GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and Korean-headquartered multi-business company Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group have formed an alliance to become global leaders in the nuclear power segment through strategic collaboration.
Samsung C&T CEO Se-chul Oh said Samsung C&T and GVH aim to become global leaders in the nuclear power segment through strategic collaboration. It will capitalize on Samsung C&T’s extensive experience in nuclear power and infrastructure project execution, combined with GVH’s validated technological expertise.
A GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi Ltd. Its first BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) is under construction at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington site in Canada, with completion expected by the end of the decade.
The BWRX-300 is a 300 MWe water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety systems that leverages the design and licensing basis of GE Hitachi’s ESBWR boiling water reactor, and has been earmarked for potential construction projects in several countries. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has submitted an application to US regulators to construct a unit at Clinch River in Tennessee, while Orlen Synthos Green Energy has selected a site for Poland’s first SMR.
In April, Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group signed a teaming agreement with Estonia’s Fermi Energia to collaborate on the deployment of two BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Estonia.
It is one of two SMR designs shortlisted by Vattenfall for new nuclear capacity to be built adjacent to its Ringhals plant site on the Värö Peninsula in Sweden: the other is the Rolls-Royce SMR.
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Philippines Publishes Nuclear Framework, Moves Ahead With Financing Plans
Manila to offer incentives and fast-track benefits for first reactor project
(NucNet) The Philippines has published a comprehensive framework for the integration of nuclear energy into its power generation mix and is moving ahead with plans to consider financing options.
The energy ministry said it now plans to explore government participation models and financing options in collaboration with the Department of Finance, Department of Economy, Planning, and Development, the Maharlika Investment Corporation, which manages the Philippines’ sovereign wealth fund, and other agencies.
According to the Philippine Department of Energy, the project will be certified as an energy project of national significance, giving it access to incentives and fast-track processing. Energy secretary Sharon Garin said the DOE plans to grant incentives to the first private company that builds a nuclear power plant in the Philippines.
Finance and Procurement Plans
Speaking at the sidelines of the Philippine International Nuclear Supply Chain Forum in Manila, Garin said the DOE would allow the first nuclear investor to bypass the usual competitive selection process in order to speed up development and ensure the project succeeds.
Report said the project will be exempt from the Philippines’ competitive selection process, a government-mandated bidding mechanism that requires distribution utilities and electric cooperatives to procure their power supply from generation companies offering the most cost-effective rates.
National Nuclear Safety Regulator is Set Up
Last month Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed a new law creating an independent regulator to oversee the safe use of nuclear energy and radiation sources in the country.
The law, known as the Philippine national nuclear energy safety act, establishes the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilATOM) as a quasi-judicial body with exclusive jurisdiction over nuclear and radiation safety.
In June, the Philippine Senate approved a bill to establish the PhilATOM, marking a major step toward developing a legal and regulatory framework for the country’s planned introduction of nuclear power.
Bataan Site Could House Small Modular Reactor
In early 2024, the DOE unveiled plans to deploy 2,400 MW of nuclear power capacity by 2032.
Marcos Jr has repeatedly voiced strong support for nuclear power, stressing the need to reassess the Philippines’ strategy and policies on its use.
In November 2023, the country advanced its nuclear ambitions by signing a so-called 123 Agreement with Washington, opening the door to US nuclear technology, fuel and equipment.
The Philippines built a Westinghouse-supplied 621-MW pressurised water reactor at Bataan, northwest of Manila, which was completed in 1984, but never commissioned.
It was mothballed due to safety concerns in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and issues regarding corruption under the government of Marcos’s late dictator father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The site is under consideration for the construction of a small modular reactor.
The Philippines, an archipelago nation of more than 7,000 islands, has been exploring clean and sustainable options to generate power, as the country regularly suffers power outages and faces high power tariffs. Coal remains the main source of electricity, accounting for over half of its power generation.
Prior Coverage on this blog: Future of Nuclear Power in the Philippines
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Fusion Energy Study Calls for National Strategy in Race Against China
Bipartisan Commission Releases Final Report, Urges Bold National Strategy to Win Fusion Energy Race Against China
The Special Competitive Studies Project’s (SCSP) Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy released its final report, outlining a national strategy to ensure the United States wins the urgent global race to commercialize fusion energy. The report warns that while the U.S. has led in fusion science, it is on the verge of losing the multi-trillion-dollar commercialization race—and a critical national security advantage—to China.
See prior coverage on this blog: China Takes the Lead on Fusion Energy
A key recommendation is to create a $10 billion fund to drive commercialization. To bring fusion to the grid, the Department of Energy must take organized, sustained action across fusion research, development, and demonstration (RD&D).
According to the report, a $10 billion funding injection would enable the nation to execute this goal on a competition-relevant timeline.
Funds should go towards (1) supporting the necessary R&D infrastructure to close remaining technical gaps; (2) fully funding and expanding existing programs and partnerships focused on fusion commercialization; and (3) adding a demonstration tier to the existing Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program to de-risk the construction of industry-led demonstration fusion power plants.
Basis for the Report’s Recommendations
The race for fusion has hit a critical turning point. Since the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved fusion ignition late 2022, proving the science of fusion, China has invested at least $6.5 billion, and potentially over $10 billion, to win the fusion race.
In stark contrast, U.S. government funding has remained largely stagnant. While American fusion companies are raising significant private investment, spurred in part by the soaring energy demands of technologies like artificial intelligence, China is building the infrastructure that will enable fusion to make the leap from science to commercialization.
“Our preliminary report underscored both the urgent need and opportunity for the United States to lead the world in the rapid commercialization of fusion energy,” said Commission Co-Chair Senator Maria Cantwell.
“This final report provides the actionable roadmap to get us there: a national strategy that could focus and supercharge America’s unique innovation ecosystem, talent pool, and pioneering fusion companies to build the fusion-powered economy of the future right here in the United States.”
“Upholding America’s leadership in energy production is critical for U.S. industry, technological development, and countering competition from bad actors like China,” said Commission Co-Chair Senator James Risch.
“As the demand for energy continues to surge, we must produce even more reliable, base-load power. Leading on fusion will be vital in a race we cannot afford to lose.”
“The nation first to master this technology will gain advantages that may prove decisive in the competition for global leadership in the 21st century,” said SCSP President and Commission Co-Chair Ylli Bajraktari.
“Our report moves beyond strategy to provide a concrete, actionable plan for victory. These recommendations demand bold investment and unwavering resolve, but the price of inaction would be far greater.”
A National Strategy to Win
The Commission’s final report makes several concrete recommendations for the U.S. Government:
Launch a National Fusion Goal: The United States must launch a legacy-defining national goal to break ground on more than one industry-led fusion demonstration power plants before the end of the current presidential term.
Declare Fusion a National Security Priority: The President should issue an executive order declaring fusion a national security priority to mobilize a whole-of-government effort to win the fusion race.
Invest to Win: The U.S. Government should invest $10 billion for fusion commercialization to empower U.S. companies and scientists to out-innovate state-backed competitors and build the fundamental infrastructure for a domestic fusion industry.
Streamline and Strengthen: Implement strategic actions to cut regulatory red tape, build robust supply chains, and develop the fusion workforce.
About the Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy: The 13-member Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy, launched in Fall 2024, brought together leaders from industry, government, and national labs to develop a strategy to position the United States not only as the leader in fusion science but also in its commercial scaling.
The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) is a non-partisan, non-profit initiative with a mission to make recommendations to strengthen America’s long-term competitiveness as emerging technologies reshape our national security, economy, and society. Read the full report here
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