Decision details

Cllr Nigel Moor, Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning, and Cllr Patrick Molyneux, Cabinet Member for Economy, Education and Skills sought Cabinet endorsement of a bid nominating the former nuclear energy production and new build sites at Berkeley and Oldbury to host a world first fusion power plant and associated innovation centre and business park as part of the UK Atomic Energy Authority STEP programme.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and,

RESOLVED to:

Endorse  the submission by the Western Gateway (and Partners) of a bid nomination to the UK Atomic Energy Agency for the former nuclear energy production and new build sites at Berkeley and Oldbury to host a world first fusion power plant and associated innovation centre and business park as part of the STEP programme.