[SUPERSEDED] Licensing a Compact Fusion Platform Under the Byproduct-Material Framework
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This record has been superseded. The current, updated version is The Sub-100 MW Byproduct-Material Thesis: Why a Compact Spherical-Tokamak Breeder Licenses Under NRC 10 CFR Part 30 Rather Than Part 50 (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22645756). Please read and cite the current version. This page stays online so existing citations keep resolving. Licensing a compact fusion platform under the United States byproduct-material framework (10 CFR Part 30), confirmed for fusion by the 2023 NRC determination and the ADVANCE Act. The materials-oriented, Agreement-State-administrable, graded path suits a machine whose only significant source term is a bounded tritium inventory. A regulatory-strategy analysis, not legal advice or a filed application. Shorter synthesis paper.
Source: OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Authors: Ford, P I, Kulcinski, G L
Language: English
Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204570419