Tennessee approves license for nuclear fusion facility in Clinton, Bull Run Energy Complex

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 430

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Officials approved an application for the state’s first nuclear fusion site, as Tennessee leaders continue to advance their multi-year plan to make the state an epicenter of a new type of energy technology.

The Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation approved Type One Energy’s permit to break ground on a research and development facility for nuclear fusion power at the Bull Run Energy Complex run by the Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA.

The Bull Run complex is …

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