Fusion Industry Association

THE FUSION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION IS THE UNIFIED VOICE OF THE GROWING FUSION INDUSTRY. FUSION ENERGY, WHEN COMMERCIALIZED, WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEM BY PROVIDING A CLEAN, SAFE, SUSTAINABLE FORM OF ALWAYS-ON ENERGY. THE FIA'S MEMBERS AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS HAVE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTEREST OF ACCELERATING THE DATE OF COMMERCIAL FUSION ENERGY, AND - ONCE COMMERCIALIZED - INCREASING ITS USE IN THE U.S. AND GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. THE FIA SEEKS TO ACCELERATE THIS DATE OF COMMERCIALIZATION THROUGH DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR FUSION. ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION WORK TO SUPPORT THESE GOALS.

SUPPORTING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS - FOR DECADES, GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SCIENTISTS HAVE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH INTO PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION ENERGY. THE FIA ADVOCATES FOR PRIVATE FUSION COMPANIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WITH THE SCIENTISTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS PRODUCED. FURTHERMORE, THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT INCLUDE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO PRIVATE FUSION COMPANIES CAN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE FUSION DEVELOPMENT BY DRIVING PRIVATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. THE FIA WORKS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL ALLOW DIRECT ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN PRIVATE FUSION INDUSTRY AND SCIENTISTS.

REGULATORY ENGAGEMENT: FUSION POWER PLANTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY THE US NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND STATE REGULATORS WHEN BUILT. HOW THOSE REGULATIONS ARE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED WILL HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE COSTS AND TIMESCALES FOR BUILDING POWER PLANTS AND DRIVING INVESTMENT. LIKEWISE, ENSURING THAT FUSION EXPERIMENTS AND POWER PLANTS POSE THE MINIMUM RISK TO THE PUBLIC IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO THE INDUSTRY. THEREFORE, A KEY PRIORITY OF THE FIA IS TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE WITH REGULATORS IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER AS THEY DETERMINE APPROPRIATE, RISK-INFORMED REGULATION FOR THE INDUSTRY.

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS: ENSURING THAT STAKEHOLDERS AND POLICYMAKERS KNOW ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN, SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND SECURE FUSION ENERGY TO THE FUTURE ENERGY SYSTEM IS A KEY PART OF THE FIA'S EXEMPT MISSION. THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND DIRECT ENGAGEMENT, THE FIA IS EDUCATING KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PRIVATE, PUBLIC, AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTORS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TOMORROW'S FUSION POWER ECONOMY.