STEP’s new home
In October 2022 the West Burton site, a former coal-fired power station in North Nottinghamshire, was announced as the future home of the STEP prototype fusion energy plant.
Situated on the banks of the River Trent, West Burton was selected by the Secretary of State following an extensive selection process that launched in December 2020 and ran for almost two years.
Our plans for STEP will develop from concept to engineering design in the coming years and will be subject to a full consenting and planning process before construction begins. STEP is likely to be a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) and, as such will be subject to the requirements of the Development Consent Order (DCO) process.
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Whats going on
Community Event
Tuesday 27 February 3.30pm – 7pm
Venue: Sturton le Steeple, Village Hall, Bricklings Way, Retford, DN22 9HY
Live short presentation at 4pm and repeated at 6pm
We’re developing a vision for STEP at West Burton and would love to hear your views
We’ve got some new information to share about the site vision.
Please come along, find out more and tell us what you think.