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UKAEA Launches Ambitious Strategy For Development Of Nuclear Fusion

By David Dalton
14 April 2026

Key targets include completing detailed design of planned Step prototype reactor

UKAEA Launches Ambitious Strategy For Development Of Nuclear Fusion
The Mast Upgrade fusion machine at the UKAEA’s Culham campus is the UK's flagship fusion machine. Courtesy UKAEA.
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Group has launched a strategy for nuclear fusion that includes completing a detailed design of the country’s Step fusion prototype power plant and increasing the number of UK companies delivering fusion products and services.

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