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Tennessee fusion regulations take effect
On June 9, Tennessee became the first U.S. state to implement its own regulatory framework for nuclear fusion machines. It’s a notable step in the rapidly developing field of fusion regulation, and will help Tennessee prepare to regulate Type One Energy’s proposed commercial fusion power plant near Oak Ridge.
Hang Xiao (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Alex Hines (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Fan Zhang (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), J. Wes Hines (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville)
Proceedings | 12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021) | June 14-17, 2021 | Pages 987-996