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Oak Ridge Announces Partnership For Nuclear Fusion Materials Testing Facility At Former Fossil Plant Site

By David Dalton
23 January 2026

Aim is to accelerate development of plasma-facing components

Oak Ridge Announces Partnership For Nuclear Fusion Materials Testing Facility At Former Fossil Plant Site
TVA is transforming the retired Bull Run fossil plant into the Bull Run Energy Complex, a hub for clean energy innovation. Courtesy TVA.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) announced that it is in the process of partnering with US fusion technology company Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville to establish a facility for the testing of materials to be used in nuclear fusion plants.

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