Tennessee issues commercial fusion license to Type One Energy for Bull Run site
September 2, 2026, 9:52AMNuclear News
Participating in the August 31 announcement of the issuance of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s byproduct material license to Type One were (from left) TVA Interim President and CEO Mike Skaggs, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Type One CEO Chris Mowry, Type One Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Licensing Pascal Dumont, and Type One Radiation Officer Larry Harisis. (Photo: TDEC)
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has issued Type One Energy the first license to operate a commercial fusion machine in the state. The state license is also the first to be issued after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a proposed rule on an augmented byproduct material framework earlier this year. The NRC proposed in February that the framework be expanded “to accommodate the wide variety of anticipated fusion machine designs across the National Materials Program.”