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Tom Pegden

World first nuclear fusion power station to be built in Nottinghamshire

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A nuclear fusion power station, which will possibly be the first of its kind in the world, is set to be built in West Burton, north Nottinghamshire.

The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has picked the site between Retford and Gainsborough to host the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)’s pioneering prototype fusion power station.

Backers hope it will help lead the UK’s carbon neutral targets. The Atomic Energy Authority has been looking for potential suitable locations for the past couple of years after the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced a £220 million fund to help find a home for the UK’s future Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme, due for completion in 2040.

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