UK Fusion Energy (UKIFS)

UK Fusion Energy Ltd

Last updated Oct 5, 2026

Fusion Machine Developer

↳ United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)↳ Step Fusion Projects: 1 News: 1 Publications: 1

Founding Year

2023

Location

Morecambe, United Kingdom

Website

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-fusion-energy

UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) is part of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and leads delivery of the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme. The programme aims to design and build a prototype fusion energy plant at West Burton in Nottinghamshire.

News

STEP Fusion announces three senior appointments

Oct 6, 2026 • Step Fusion

Publications

On the transition to large fluxes and access to second stability in gyrokinetic simulations of electromagnetic turbulence in STEP

Aug 18, 2026 • Nuclear Fusion

Projects

STEP

2040 - Present

Description

STEP (The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) is project to design a power plant at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. STEP is built on the results from MAST-U and the design is based around a compact spherical tokamak. The latest projection is that this project will be completed around 2040.

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