Reimagining Fusion Energy System Design in Support of a Just and Equitable Energy Transition

Fusion has the potential to be adapted globally as the energy source for the next phase of human technology. Much of the work in the fusion community to date has been focused on achieving energy gain, but to have fusion be widely adopted as an energy source, the focus must also include improving the economics of fusion energy systems as well as society’s consent of these fusion technologies. An interdisciplinary team has been established focused on ways to embed equity and environmental justice and engage the public in fusion technology development phases. Initial work has focused on focus groups to engage the public, risk and safety analysis and to explore lifecycle analysis for fusion centering equity and environmental justice.