“The commercial project will largely be licensed and regulated by the state Department of Health,”
The NRC voted earlier this year to use Part 30 for licensing fusion plants. This apparently led to this conjecture.
However, special rules will be developed by the NRC for power plant licensing.
It is journalistic malpractice to extrapolate to state licensing.
I’m just a spectator trying watch the game from the cheap seats. Often its easier to watch the jumbotrons than the actual players on the field.
What I have found to be convincing is this interview with
David Kirtley, CEO of Helion and Commonwealth Fusion Energy CEO Robert Mumgaard
They are using different approaches to fusion energy. But what I found most convincing is that they both talk about a coalescing of technologies. About three or four different technologies have matured to the point where used together— they are vastly accelerating the development of fusion energy. I only recall two. One is AI. One is high temperature super conducting. I think by combining the technologies they obtain heretofor unforseen synergies that enable them to see much faster development than previously anticipated.
They also mention the reclassification of of fusion energy so that onerous nrc restrictions do not apply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIPULlqA5Wc