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gao.gov
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https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107037
# Fusion Energy: Additional Planning Would Strengthen DOE's Efforts to Facilitate Commercialization. The Department of Energy (DOE), led by the Office of Science's Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program, has taken steps to facilitate fusion energy commercialization through public-private partnerships. DOE officials indicated that the relatively limited scale of investment in initiatives to facilitate commercialization largely reflects the immature state of fusion energy technology, which GAO reported on in March 2023. Although DOE has initiated planning efforts to facilitate fusion energy commercialization, whether DOE sustains these efforts is uncertain. Finalizing and implementing ongoing planning efforts would better position DOE to make progress toward accelerating fusion energy commercialization and meeting the U.S. goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. GAO was asked to examine DOE's steps to reach the federal vision to accelerate fusion energy commercialization. GAO recommends that the Office of Science finalize and implement ongoing fusion energy planning efforts, including by specifying roles and responsibilities, responding to identified risks, and detailing metrics and timelines for its initiatives.
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catf.us
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https://www.catf.us/2025/12/doe-launched-office-fusion-heres-how-help-industr…
If sufficiently resourced and authorized by Congress, this new Office of Fusion will represent a critical step toward a public fusion program that matches the needs of today’s fusion industry, is able to bridge remaining gaps to commercialization, and ensures the U.S. fusion energy sector remains competitive on a global stage. In this blog, we examine how the Office of Fusion can accelerate putting commercial fusion power on the grid by building the infrastructure to overcome critical remaining science and technology gaps, as well as funding public-private partnerships needed to enable U.S. fusion companies to compete on a level playing field with international competitors. By focusing on closing shared science and technology gaps, expanding public-private partnerships to attract private capital, and allowing U.S. fusion companies to compete on a level playing field with international competitors, the Office of Fusion can position the United States to be the first nation to put fusion power plants on the grid.
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arpa-e.energy.gov
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https://arpa-e.energy.gov/news-and-events/news-and-insights/arpa-e-announces-…
# ARPA-E Announces $135 Million Commitment for Fusion Technology – The Largest Fusion Investment in the Agency’s History | ARPA-E. 3. ARPA-E Announces 135 Million Commitment Fusion Technology Largest Fusion Investm... # ARPA-E Announces $135 Million Commitment for Fusion Technology – The Largest Fusion Investment in the Agency’s History. **San Diego, CA** – Today, during his plenary remarks at the 2026 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, ARPA-E Director Conner Prochaska announced a $135 million commitment to further develop and commercialize fusion technologies. * To date, ARPA-E has invested approximately $134 million in commercial fusion technologies. The $135 million in newly pledged funding announced today, to be spread over multiple programs, significantly expands ARPA-E’s fusion portfolio, with investments directed at the toughest technical barriers to commercial fusion power. The United States is already the world leader in fusion commercialization; ARPA-E’s $135 million announcement marks the next step in ensuring fusion power moves from scientific possibility to a source of affordable, reliable, and secure energy.
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jec.senate.gov
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https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/1b9c1ce0-de14-4109-aba2-14f5cc…
1 U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee | July 2024 Fusion Energy Could Supercharge the Economy Energy powers the economy. To accelerate the jump from lab to commercial use, public-private sector collaboration is essential to address our significant energy, climate, and security needs and bring about fusion commercialization. FACT SHEET | JULY 2024 2 U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee | July 2024 Fusion is far cleaner than fossil fuels and can provide potentially unlimited baseload energy across the economy Commercial-scale fusion could supercharge the U.S. and global economies with unlimited, consistent power that won’t harm our environment. A regulatory framework for fusion is under development to provide clarity and accelerate deployment Congress passed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act in January 2018 to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to develop a clear and predictable regulatory framework for fusion.
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energy.gov
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https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-fusion-science-an…
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energy.mit.edu
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/funding-the-fusion-revolution/
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blog.cfs.energy
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https://blog.cfs.energy/five-ways-us-states-can-attract-fusion-power-plants/
# How U.S. states can attract fusion power plants: A new CFS white paper. But what if you want safe, clean fusion energy to come not just to the world, but to your state? Here at CFS, we’re often asked about the right policies states can implement to attract the fusion industry and tap into the benefits that fusion energy promises. While we acknowledge each state is different, the following high level policy ideas are a starting point for consideration for states wanting to attract private fusion companies such as CFS and wanting to be at the forefront of clean, firm, dispatchable, and affordable energy. As CFS works to bring fusion power to the grid, we appreciate the chance to talk and partner with states to explore how to adopt innovative policy structures to support fusion power generation development. ## Define fusion energy within state statutes. State Policies That Can Accelerate Fusion Power Plant DevelopmentDownload.
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prosperousamerica.org
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https://prosperousamerica.org/fusion-and-the-future-of-american-power/
A Chinese lead in fusion would also give Beijing the capacity to power AI infrastructure at costs and scales the United States cannot match, compounding an advantage that already spans manufacturing, critical minerals, and clean energy. If China commercializes fusion energy before the United States, it will be positioned to power AI data centers at a scale that American infrastructure cannot match. **CPA additionally recommends** that Congress direct the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate China’s fusion supply-chain subsidies under Section 301 authority, and that the administration apply Buy American provisions to any federally funded fusion facility construction. As the Commission on Scaling of Fusion Energy warned: “The U.S. has less than a decade to achieve leadership in fusion or be left behind by China with stark and perhaps unrecoverable consequences.” The $10 billion investment is both sound industrial policy and a national security imperative.