Industry giants including Toshiba, Thales and Renishaw have announced their support in bringing the UK’s first prototype fusion plant to Gloucestershire.
The Severn Edge site that is being proposed by the Western Gateway - a cross-border partnership stretching from Swansea to Swindon - is one of five under consideration by the Government.
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is currently looking for a site for its flagship Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme which is looking to prove the commercial viability of fusion energy. According to the UKAEA, fusion has the potential to become the “ultimate low carbon energy” source, recreating the reaction that takes place within the sun.
