The developer of a what is aimed to be a scaled up 400-MW nuclear fusion power plant described as the world’s largest is scurrying to secure construction permits and added funding, with an announcement in recent days that it will build the facility in Chesterfield County, Va. on a 100-acre site leased by state utility giant Dominion Energy.
Fusion tech startup firm Commonwealth Fusion Systems said its ARC plant, set to operate by the early 2030s, would begin development next year even before a smaller prototype is completed at its Fort Devens, Mass., base.
