Interested in hosting STEP in your community?
Nominations to host STEP closed on 31 March.
Since then we have completed an initial site assessment,
based on our top level criteria.
15 sites will now move into detailed site assessment over the next six months.
The sites are:
| Site | Nominating entity |
|---|---|
| Dounreay | Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership (CNSRP). |
| East Airdrie | Fusion Forward (East Airdrie) Consortium |
| Poneil | Fusion Forward (Poniel) Consortium |
| Ardeer | Fusion Forward (Ardeer) Consortium |
| Chapelcross | South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) |
| Moorside | Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP), in partnership with Copeland Borough Council. |
| Bay Fusion (Heysham) | Bay Fusion (collaboration between industry, Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council and Lancaster University) |
| Goole | East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) |
| West Burton | Nottinghamshire County Council |
| Ratcliffe on Soar | Nottinghamshire County Council |
| Milford Haven | Pembrokeshire County Council |
| Severn Edge (Oldbury/Berkeley) | Western Gateway |
| Aberthaw | Vale of Glamorgan Council |
| Bridgwater Bay | Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership |
| Bradwell | Belport Ltd |
On completion of the assessment process, UKAEA will make its recommendations to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy who will make a final decision on the site around the end of 2022.
Our recommendations will be based on a set of key criteria,
covering a range of topics, including:
- Technical and operational suitability
- Alignment with STEP’s socio-economic and community benefit principles
- Support for the commercial progress of the project
