Tennessee Issues State's First Commercial Fusion License to Knoxville Company
The license gives Type One Energy a defined path to build its 400-megawatt stellarator plant and move Project Infinity toward commercial deployment.
- On Monday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the state's first fusion-specific license to Type One Energy, authorizing Project Infinity at the Bull Run Energy Complex in Clinton.
- Utilizing stellarator technology to confine plasma, the campus will host the Infinity One prototype and training facility, with work scheduled for a 2029 startup.
- TDEC Commissioner David Salyers called the license a "significant milestone" that solidifies Tennessee's reputation as a hub for nuclear innovation, establishing an international benchmark for "safety by design."
- Type One plans to develop Infinity Two, a 400-megawatt fusion power plant, with construction potentially beginning in 2028 and full startup expected by 2034.
- While the state remains a finalist for a federal nuclear lifecycle campus, State Sen. Heidi Campbell and state Rep. Ed Butler have questioned the economic value of new nuclear projects.
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Tennessee Star
The Constitution StudyTennessee Approves First-Ever License for Commercial Fusion Project
Tennessee issued its first-ever fusion-specific byproduct material license to Type One Energy, clearing the way for the company’s planned fusion facility in Clinton. Type One Energy intends to break ground on the new facility at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)’s Bull Run Energy Complex, which the company expects to be operating by 2034, according to a state press release.
Gov. Lee, TDEC announce first license for commercial fusion
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee joined the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to announce the issuance of the state’s first ever fusion-specific byproduct material license to Type One Energy in preparation for a new commercial fusion project. Tennessee is…
Project Infinity: TN issues first license in the US to produce fusion energy
The State of Tennessee has granted the first U.S. license under new Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules to develop fusion energy, enabling Type One Energy to build a 400-megawatt fusion power plant called Infinity Two at TVA’s Bull Run Energy Complex. Operations aim to start by 2034.
Tennessee Lookout
Daily Post-AthenianTennessee approves license for nuclear fusion facility in Clinton, Bull Run Energy Complex
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Chattanooga, one of three nuclear facilities the energy giant operates. Tennessee is under consideration for a U.S. Department of Energy program to increase the state's nuclear capacity. (Photo: Facebook)Officials approved an application for the state’s first nuclear fusion site, as Tennessee leaders continue to advance their multi-year plan to make the state an epicenter of a new type o…
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