A local council in south Wales, has entered a site nomination process with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to build a nuclear fusion reactor on land next to an oil refinery and a combined cycle gas turbine power station.
Pembrokeshire County Council has put itself forward as part of a UK government initiative to find a site to become the home of Step – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production – the UK’s prototype fusion plant.
The government said the successful site will be home to the construction of the plant, targeted for completion by 2040, and will become a hub for fusion energy and associated industries.
Pembrokeshire County Council has put itself forward as part of a UK government initiative to find a site to become the home of Step – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production – the UK’s prototype fusion plant.
The government said the successful site will be home to the construction of the plant, targeted for completion by 2040, and will become a hub for fusion energy and associated industries.
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