Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 23753
Energy: Nuclear Fusion
Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025
Question
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits nuclear fusion as a future energy source.
Answer
Kerry McCarthyFusion has the potential to provide virtually limitless, low-carbon, safe, baseload energy which could revolutionise global energy production. The UK is at the forefront of commercialising fusion technology and is building a strong fusion industry which a...
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