Helion secures key licenses for building, operating fusion power plant in Central Washington.

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    "title": "Helion secures key licenses for building, operating fusion power plant in Central Washington.",
    "excerpt": "Helion secures key licenses for building, operating fusion power plant in Central Washington.\n\n* john stearns * 7 hrs ago.\n\nEverett-based fusion-energy company Helion said today that it became the first company in the world to secure regulatory licenses needed for a fusion power plant, which is planned in Central Washington.\n\nHelion received two licenses from the Washington Department of Health: a Radioactive Materials License and Radioactive Air Emissions License. The licenses confirm Helion has the facilities, trained personnel, and safety programs in place at its Orion facility in Malaga to meet the rigorous safety standards required for fusion operations, Helion said in a release announcing its licensing milestone.\n\nThe licenses enable Helion to continue building on the site of Orion, the world's first fusion power plant, where the assembly and office-building construction are complete. Helion can now proceed with work on the generator building, for which initial earthwork began this spring.\n\n\"We are extremely proud to be granted these licenses from the Washington DOH, making us the first company in the world with the regulatory approvals in place for fusion power plant operations,\" Helion Energy CEO David Kirtley said in the release. \"We have a long history of working with the DOH to license our previous fusion activities. Today's announcement represents the rigor of that...",
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