Wanted: UK site for prototype nuclear fusion power plant
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5B43S)
Communities are being asked to bid to host the plant, which a state-backed project plans to build by 2040
Communities in the UK are being asked to bid to host a prototype nuclear fusion power plant, which a government-backed programme plans to build by 2040.
The site does not need to be near existing nuclear power stations but will need 100 hectares of land and a plentiful water supply. Ministers say the project would bring thousands of skilled jobs and be part of its planned green industrial revolution" to tackle the climate crisis.
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