Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Minister for Nuclear and Networks, Andrew Bowie MP, announces the appointment of Paul Methven as the inaugural CEO of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS) responsible for the delivery of STEP – a prototype fusion energy plant to be built at West Burton, Nottinghamshire.

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