June 30-July 2, 2025
Fusion Safety and Regulation Training Course
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Event Details:
June 30 – July 2, 2025
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Schwarzman College of Computing
51 Vassar Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Event Contact:
Patrick White, Group Lead, Fusion Energy Safety and Regulation, Clean Air Task Force,
About the event
Join us for the 2025 Fusion Safety and Regulation Training Course, a first-of-a-kind opportunity to learn from leading experts shaping the future of fusion energy around the world. As private fusion companies move toward pilot plant development, conversations around fusion device safety and the regulatory environment for an emerging commercial fusion industry are taking center stage. Participants will learn about key safety considerations for fusion devices, the regulations that apply to planned fusion facilities, and how other industries develop safety cultures.
Hosted by Clean Air Task Force and the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), this three-day course will feature insights from international leaders with hands-on experience at the most advanced fusion facilities around the world. Through a blend of lectures, real-world case studies, and interactive discussions with other fusion professionals you’ll gain the practical knowledge needed to meaningfully engage with the topics of fusion safety and regulation.
The training will take place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Monday, June 30 – Wednesday, July 2, 2025, immediately following the 2025 IEEE Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE).
Why attend?
- Hear directly from global experts in fusion safety and regulation
- Expand your fusion network across industry, academia, and policy
- Understand the current regulatory environment for commercial fusion
- Learn about key safety considerations as fusion companies move toward pilot plant development
Topics include:
- 10 CFR Part 30 and fusion energy regulation in the U.S.
- Understanding radiological dose limits and release limits
- Tritium safety and management
- Activated material safety and activated waste management
- Case studies from lab-scale fusion facilities and major accelerator facilities
- Integration of safety assessment into fusion energy design
- Industry engagement and leadership on safety and regulation for commercial fusion energy
- Safety culture development in other high-tech industries
- Considerations on providing certainty for commercial energy regulation at scale
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Early bird registration is $400 (up to June 4). From June 5, registration is $600. Attendees are responsible for securing their own lodging, and visa, as needed.
Speakers
Dennis Whyte
Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Sehila M. Gonzalez de Vicente
Global Director, Fusion Energy, Clean Air Task Force
Andrew Proffitt
Regulatory Policy Lead, Helion Energy
Andrew Sowder
Lead, Fusion Energy Strategic Program, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Sandrine Rosanvallon
DEMO Plant – Senior Safety and Environmental Engineer, CEA Eurofusion
Joelle Elbez-Uzan
Head of Innovation Department DEMO fusion power plant, CEA Eurofusion
Sally Forbes
Fusion Safety Advisory Group Lead, UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority)
