The UK has announced £650m (€750m, $791m) in funding for a new programme that aims to put the country at the forefront of the nuclear fusion race and train thousands of people across the country for a career in “innovative fusion technology”.

Speaking at the International Atomic Energy Agency Fusion Energy Conference in London on 16 October, nuclear minister Andrew Bowie set out details of the Fusion Futures Programme – part of the UK’s updated Fusion Strategy released in October 2021.