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Nuclear South West vice-chair Stefan Ceccini has turned the spotlight on our role in making sure the region plays a key role in invigorating the UK economy as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.

The south west’s nuclear industry can play a vital economic, social and environmental role in supporting the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Nuclear South West has revealed.

Nuclear South West’s role in powering the regional economy has been highlighted as new figures showed the Hinkley Point C power station project has been worth almost £1.7 billion to the area.

Engineers and scientists across the South West can help the UK take a big ‘STEP’ towards fusion electricity.

The UK Government needs our best people to rally behind their commitment of £220M to the design of a fusion power station – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production, known as STEP.

Watch the highlights of the Nuclear South West Showcase & Conference which took place in Bridgwater at the beginning of October 2019.