you will want to look at: http://www-ferp.ucsd.edu/ARIES/DOCS/Hoffer9505/NRCjurisdiction.pdf
It is likely that it would be classed as a Pre-demo device "not operated as part of the power generation facilities of an electric utility system .... for the purpose of demonstrating the suitability for commercial application .... " see paragraph 202.2 From: Jed Rothwell Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:43 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN ...........My guess is that no laws or regulations in the U.S. cover the use of a 1 MW nuclear fusion reactor manufactured by a private company. It is without precedent, and the bureaucracy will have no earthly idea how to deal with it. For that reason it will probably be invisible to the bureaucracy. - Jed