Chesterfield One Step Closer to Hosting World's First Commercial Nuclear Fusion Plant

Chesterfield one step closer to hosting world's first commercial nuclear fusion plant

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A zoning application has been filed in Chesterfield County for what could be the world's first commercial nuclear fusion power plant. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, an energy technology company out of Massachusetts, has filed a zoning application in Chesterfield County to build a new fusion power plant. The application was submitted under a conditional use permit (CUP), which outlines the development of a 94-acre…

Commonwealth Fusion files formal zoning request for power plant in Chesterfield - Richmond BizSense

A rendering of the Commonwealth Fusion Systems nuclear fusion plant proposed to be built in Chesterfield. The company recently filed a request for zoning approval of the project. (BizSense file) A massive and potentially historic nuclear fusion energy project in Chesterfield is kicking off the process of securing local zoning approval. Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems recently filed for a conditional-use permit needed for the mult…