To maximise the benefits that we gain from investment in fusion requires a long-term approach to give confidence and stability to investors and international partners and so we recommend that fusion is a part of the Government’s long-term energy plan. (Paragraph 146) Nuclear skills gap

To maximise the benefits that we gain from investment in fusion requires a long-term approach to give confidence and stability to investors and international partners and so we recommend that fusion is a part of the Government’s long-term energy plan. (Paragraph 146) Nuclear skills gap Type: recommendation | Number: 30 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: Over 2021/22 to 2024/25, we are investing over £700 million to the UKAEA’s cutting edge research programmes and facilities to grow the capability of UK industry and make the UK the global hub for fusion innovation. Included in this is a £240m commitment towards the first phase of the STEP Programme