Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 197400

STEP Programme

Tabled: 4 September 2023

Answered: 7 September 2023

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to provide funding to help deliver the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion power plant by 2040.

Answer

Andrew Bowie

Following machinery of government changes, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is the sponsor department for the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) which is delivering the STEP programme. The Government has committed £240 million towards the f...

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