Massachusetts is evaluating advanced nuclear fission and fusion as potential contributors to long-term energy reliability, decarbonization, affordability, economic development, and innovation. The Roadmap establishes a shared factual foundation for future decisions—it is not a final investment, procurement, technology, or siting decision.
sector-specific stakeholder sessions.
public discussion panels.
people engaged across the broader process.
The Roadmap drew on technical literature, peer learning, comparative analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Through a continuing share, listen, improve, integrate, and share cycle, perspectives and evidence were tested, refined, and incorporated as the work developed. Participants included communities, labor, government, academia, utilities, technology developers, large energy customers, finance and investment, workforce organizations, and environmental and equity groups.
The combined evidence, comparative experience, and stakeholder process pointed to a common readiness agenda. Stakeholders did not focus primarily on choosing a particular technology; the broader process highlighted the conditions Massachusetts would need to address to responsibly evaluate advanced nuclear and fusion over time:
Massachusetts’ near-term opportunity is not to choose a reactor or fusion system. It is to build the knowledge, institutional capacity, workforce, regulatory readiness, and public understanding needed to make informed choices over time.