CAMEO+ eventTECHNOLOGY2026-04-17🇬🇧
UK awards £100 million in contracts for prototype fusion plant
source: UK government / UK Fusion Energy programme -> target: STEP Prototype Fusion Power Plant
On 2026-04-17, the UK awarded £100 million in contracts for the STEP Prototype Fusion Power Plant project at West Burton, according to World Nuclear News. The contracts support engineering work for the prototype fusion plant and its digital information baseline. The event marks a government-backed milestone in the development of strategic fusion energy infrastructure.
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West BurtonEnglandEuropeUnited KingdomEurope53.187, -0.975
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