Nuclear Fusion: Energy Provision

Part of Energy Security and Net Zero – in the House of Commons at on 23 May 2023.

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Photo of Grant Shapps Grant Shapps The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

I am going to have to riff this one, since that came out of the blue. The UK Atomic Energy Authority is working across the country, including with Manchester University. Its CEO, Sir Ian Chapman, is very proactive on this issue, and he hopes to work with Manchester University, and other institutions, to ensure that the coal-fired power station that was closed down at the end of March in West Burton is opened as a fusion power station connected to the grid. That will be done with the help of Manchester University and many other institutions.