Helion Energy has secured the regulatory licenses needed to begin building and operating the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant in Malaga, Washington, the company said June 16.
The Washington Department of Health (DOH) approved Helion’s Radioactive Materials License and Radioactive Air Emissions License for the company’s Orion facility, located about 150 miles east of Seattle in Chelan County.
“We are extremely proud to be granted these licenses from the Washington DOH,” David Kirtley, CEO of Helion Energy, said in a statement.
The plant is designed to deliver fusion electricity to the power grid.
The announcement opens the door for practical, commercial, and safe fusion power, Kirtley said….