Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to carry out technical assessment studies on all forms of energy and energy-related problems in order to influence federal research and development priorities and to be informed on future energy options and their impacts, including, among other things, advanced nuclear powerplant concepts, fusion, and fuel cells.
This bill would require the commission to initiate an agreement with the United States Department of Energy for the establishment of a fusion energy data center, as specified.