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UK Unveils Draft Legislation To ‘Create Conditions’ For Deployment Of Nuclear Fusion

By David Dalton
8 June 2026

Move builds on recent framework to attract and support private investment in sector

UK Unveils Draft Legislation To ‘Create Conditions’ For Deployment Of Nuclear Fusion
A rendering of the Step prototype fusion power plant, planned for a former coal facility in northern England. Courtesy UKAEA.
The UK government announced on 8 June it is introducing draft legislation to parliament that marks “a major milestone” in creating the conditions for nuclear fusion to move from research to commercial deployment.

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