A site in South Gloucestershire earmarked for a failed nuclear fusion bid could still be used for “other important projects”. Severn Edge made the final shortlist for a prototype fusion nuclear power plant, but lost out to a site in the Midlands earlier this month.
The Severn Edge site, at Oldbury and nearby Berkeley in Gloucestershire, was described as an “outstanding candidate” by nuclear experts. South Gloucestershire Council bosses also said there were “many other potential opportunities”, after failing to win the STEP fusion bid.
Council leader Toby Savage said: “It was disappointing that we weren’t successful in that national bidding competition for fusion. What we’re optimistic about is that since that competition first started, there are a great many other potential opportunities that have become apparent within that time, as technology and industry have moved on.”
