Readings from the other desks

Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.

In preparation. This chapter is seeded with Nexus Standards’s reading printed in the GCRI edition; Nexus Standards replaces it with its own text when it writes the edition.
Contents
  1. ·Edition home
  2. 1Where standards are needed
  3. 2Adoption findings
  4. 3Domain and industry profiles
  5. 4Conformance and assurance
  6. 5Change scenarios
  7. 6Readings from the other desks
    1. 6.1 Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition
    2. 6.2 Readings from the other desks
    3. 6.3 Contribute to this chapter
  8. 7Standards work programme
  9. 8Crosswalks

6.1Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition

The instruments that shape the systems of Fusion and Frontier Energy, as printed in the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition. Instruments and published guidance that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. The edition assesses no one’s compliance.

InstrumentBodyScopeStatusRelevance
ADVANCE Act of 2024, fusion machine definition [14]US CongressUSIN FORCEdefinition
Proposed rule on fusion machines, 10 CFR part 30 [14]US NRCUSPROPOSED FEBRUARY 2026licensing
Draft guidance NUREG-1556 Volume 22 [14]US NRCUSDRAFTlicence applications
Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap [12]US Department of EnergyUSPUBLISHED OCTOBER 2025national plan
UK fusion strategy [15]UK GovernmentUKPUBLISHED MARCH 2026funding and delivery
Draft National Policy Statement EN-8 [15]UK GovernmentUKPLANNED SUMMER 2026planning
Fusion Action Plan [16] [17]German federal governmentGermanyPUBLISHED OCTOBER 2025funding and rules
EU fusion strategy [18]European CommissionEUIN PREPARATIONstrategy
Fusion Energy Innovation Strategy [44]Cabinet Office of JapanJapanPUBLISHED 2023national plan
World Fusion Energy Group [9]IAEAglobalMINISTERIAL MEETING OCTOBER 2025coordination

6.2Readings from the other desks

Cross-references to the other desks’ editions for the same subject, never copies of them.

DeskEditionStateIdentifier
Standards ProgressStandards Progress: Fusion and Frontier Energy 2026In preparationNR-NXS-XT-14-2026-BASELINE (reserved)
GCRI Systems EvidenceSystems Evidence: Fusion and Frontier Energy 2026Drafted, in stewardship reviewNR-XTECH-FUSION-GLOBAL-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0
GRF Public DeliberationOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
GRA Capital ReadinessOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
Academy CapabilityCapability: Fusion and Frontier Energy 2026In preparationNR-RA-XT-14-2026-BASELINE (reserved)
Index MeasurementOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit

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