Government kicks off search for site of UK's first nuclear fusion power plant

Cecilia Keating
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UK takes a major step forward in its plans to commercialise a nuclear fusion power plant by 2040, inviting local communities to submit bids to host the country's inaugural project

The search for the home of Britain's first nuclear fusion power station is now on, after the government yesterday invited communities across the UK to nominate their local area as the site for the ground-breaking...

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