We were pleased to welcome councillors from Notts County Council last week. Our team provided an update on the STEP programme, followed by a site tour along the River Trent, giving councillors the chance to see first-hand both the scale of the challenge and the huge opportunities at West Burton.

HTS cables are the backbone of STEP’s fusion magnets - and recent testing has shown just how tough they are. When put to the test, the cable carried over 90,000 amps and withstood mechanical forces equivalent to 50 cars pressing down on every metre of cable. 🔗 Read on: buff.ly/vIzAOgM #STEPFusion

We were back in Westminster yesterday for the Fusion Energy All Party Parliamentary Group, hosted by Bassetlaw's Jo White MP and joined by Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward. It was great to share an update on our programme with MPs from across the region. #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy

We’re proud to be sponsoring the Great Northern Conference in Doncaster on 2 December. 📅 2 December 2025 📍 Doncaster Racecourse 🎫 Book your place: buff.ly/sGo5Kcc #ONENORTH #STEPFusion #GreatNorthernConference

ICYMI: The Fusion Energy Café is turning one! 🎊 Join our team on Thursday 27th November in Worksop at The Bridge Skills Hub for an update on the STEP Programme, as we celebrate the Fusion Energy Café turning 1.

We had a fantastic evening with Mansfield Rotary talking fusion energy and the STEP programme. Fantastic to see local people excited for the high-skilled, inter-generational jobs and new fusion courses that will be possible as a result of our prototype fusion energy plant coming to West Burton.

🎥 “This is the next step forward and I'm so excited to be part of it, as we start to see local people working at this site.” It was fantastic to welcome Bassetlaw's Jo White MP to our West Burton site yesterday. #STEPFusion

Prof. David Gann CBE, Chair of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions, joined a fantastic panel at Falling Walls - Europe’s leading science festival - in Berlin. He highlighted STEP Fusion as a world-leading example of innovation and the opportunities to collaborate with partners across Europe. #STEPFusion

We’re delighted to be sponsoring the 7th annual Great Northern Conference in Doncaster on 2nd December. Our STEP Fusion team – along with robot dogs Tok and Mak – will be exhibiting at the event, sharing how fusion energy can deliver abundant, clean energy to power the North’s future. 🧵

Innovating to protect the power ⚡🧲 The STEP Fusion team has demonstrated a new magnet protection system - helping safeguard the powerful superconducting magnets at the heart of a fusion power plant. UK innovation in action 🇬🇧 🔗 buff.ly/ai7lnl1 #FusionEnergy #STEPFusion #Engineering #Innovation

Future careers and job focus were the topic of the day at the second Bassetlaw Skills Summit today. STEP Fusion's Engineering Team were pleased to join Bassetlaw District Council and representatives from the local skills workforce, to hear first hand from EMCCA's Director of Skills and Employment.

Fusion energy is bold - a national endeavour and the space race of our time. Today marks one year since leadership of the STEP programme transferred to UK Industrial Fusion Solutions. One year on, take a look at this 🎥 #FusionEnergy #STEPFusion #WestBurton #UKIFS #UKIndustrialFusionSolutions

A bit of fusion fun for Halloween! 🎃

📸 We've had a great month out and about across the area and welcoming new visitors to our West Burton site! #STEPFusion #FutureOfEnergy #CleanEnergy #FusionEnergy #WestBurton #CommunityPartnership

Wrapping up a busy few weeks meeting new businesses, talking with local people, and bringing the STEP programme to life! 👀👇

Wrapping up a busy few weeks meeting new businesses, talking with local people, and bringing the STEP programme to life! 👀👇

How do we make fusion energy self-sustaining? ☀️ The Fusion Fuel Cycle will be an integral part of the design of future power plants, including STEP Fusion. Find out more about how recycling tritium will enable power generation and make power plants self-sustaining. #STEPFusion #FuelCycle

It was fantastic to be part of The Great Exhibition of Lincolnshire this week - showcasing the future of abundant clean energy alongside PhD students and Fusion CDT’s immersive Sun Dome. Attendees got to learn about the story of fusion energy so far and see our progress! #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy

Exciting news for clean energy careers across the East Midlands! 🚀 As part of the national fusion mission, we’re proud to help develop the next generation of talent in areas like HTS magnets and plasma physics, bringing the benefits of fusion closer to home. 🔗 Read on: buff.ly/ObyQM3G

Recently at Lincolnshire Construction and Engineering Week, our colleagues from UKAEA inspired hundreds of local pupils to think like fusion engineers. We’re proud to see young minds from across our local area getting excited about the future of clean energy! #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy #STEM

It turns out our robot dogs are naturals at "horsing around"! 🏵️ #STEPFusion #OsbertonHorseTrials #Community #Innovation #FusionEnergy #FutureOfEnergy #CleanEnergy #WestBurton

We were proud to attend the inaugural North Notts Business Expo - an event delivered by North Notts BID and the Bassetlaw Business Alliance, bringing together local businesses, innovators, and stakeholders from across the district. Our robot dogs also drew plenty of attention! 🤖🐕 #STEPFusion

Last week, STEP Fusion colleagues came together for the UKAEA's Discovery Day. The event featured an exhibition with a series of talks and panel discussions. Our CEO, Paul Methven, presented “UKIFS: The Story So Far”, sharing an update on the STEP programme. #STEPFusion #DiscoveryDay #Fusion

Last week we had a visit from two consultants working on regionally significant programmes here in the East Midlands... 🏗️🧵 #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergy #WestBurton #FutureOfEnergy #Innovation #Supercluster #EastMidlands #EnergyTransition

Big news! STEP Fusion is expanding at West Burton 🚀 The region will also see the addition of rig halls - purpose-built facilities where components and systems can be tested in real-world conditions before deployment. Find out more about this exciting news! 🔗 buff.ly/75vNi7G

West Burton Demolition Progress 💥 Two absorbers and a coal boom stacker were brought down earlier this week in a controlled triple explosive demolition. 🎥 Watch footage of the demolition here, courtesy of Brown and Mason Group Limited. #WestBurton #Demolition #OnSiteProgress #STEPFusion

🎥 Richard Tice MP talks about the incredible potential for our area to become the UK’s “Silicon Valley” - not just with the first prototype fusion energy plant at West Burton, but also with cutting-edge technology being developed across multiple sites along the Trent. #STEPFusion #FutureOfEnergy

Briefing Lincolnshire leaders on STEP Fusion ⚡ Our Head of Communications, Ben Bradley, joined the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Business & Infrastructure Board at Lincolnshire County Council this week, to deliver an overview of the STEP programme. 🎥 Watch here: buff.ly/1e26KNR

We were pleased to welcome Richard Tice MP this week, to showcase how the STEP Fusion prototype plant will deliver abundant, home-grown energy for the UK. Whilst on a tour of our site, Richard said: "This could be the Silicon Valley of the United Kingdom, it's a massive opportunity!". #STEPFusion

An honour to join local leaders and businesses at the International Bomber Command Centre today to mark Lincolnshire Day. It’s inspiring to celebrate Lincolnshire’s history as ‘Bomber County’ while looking ahead to the exciting future we can deliver together. #LincolnshireDay #STEPFusion

That’s a wrap on September! ✨ It’s been another busy month for STEP Fusion - here's some of our highlights 📸 #STEPFusion #FutureOfEnergy #CleanEnergy #FusionEnergy #WestBurton #CommunityPartnership

Working in partnership, we’re making sure young people gain knowledge and are inspired for potential future careers in fusion, by giving them the chance to discover how the sun powers our solar system and how STEP Fusion is working to recreate that same power on Earth. ☀️⚡ #STEM #STEPFusion

Mak's been sniffing out innovation in the long grass... 🐾✨ 🤖🎥 buff.ly/a4ke8pv #FusionFuture #SniffingOutInnovation #CleanEnergy #STEPFusion #TokandMak #RobotDogs #STEPFusion

Showcasing UK fusion innovation at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵🌏 In collaboration with the UKAEA, STEP Fusion was featured as part of the UK’s story in pioneering fusion energy, demonstrating how we're helping shape the future of clean, safe and sustainable power at West Burton. #STEPFusion

Proud to support the North Notts Business Awards 2025 🌟 Huge congrats to Greens & Deli, winners of the Community Engagement Award we sponsored - a brilliant example of local business going above and beyond. Also great to see Dignity Care Network win Best New Business! #NorthNottsBusinessAwards

It was fantastic to welcome the North Notts BID board to our West Burton site 👋 As the UK’s first ever area-wide BID, covering the whole of Bassetlaw, and the second largest in the country, North Notts BID supports over 1,100 local businesses. #STEPFusion #WestBurton #NorthNottsBID #LocalBusiness

We welcomed the Great British Energy priorities set out by the Secretary of State recently ⚡ STEP Fusion is proud to play its part by building a world-leading prototype fusion plant at West Burton, creating jobs, advancing science & delivering clean energy. 🔗 buff.ly/1h4j7OG #STEPFusion #GBE

Wrapping up a brilliant week at STEP Fusion, here's what happened: 🧵 1️⃣ We named Tok and Mak! 🤖🐕 #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergy #EastMidlands #WestBurton #Community #Innovation #FutureOfEnergy

Big energy news for the East Midlands! With investment into Small Modular Nuclear announced at Cottam power station, and STEP Fusion progressing at West Burton, the region is fast becoming a hub for clean, limitless energy. #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy #WestBurton

Great afternoon in Parliament today sharing the progress of STEP Fusion ⚡ Exciting to see strong cross-party backing for clean, safe & abundant energy and the jobs & investment fusion brings to the East Midlands. From fossil to fusion, the journey’s well underway! 🌟 #STEPFusion #STEPinParliament

🤖🐕 Behind the scenes: Special thanks to local Gainsborough business Elite Signs for wrapping our robot dogs... Have you seen the big reveal? Head over to our profile to watch! 👀 #RobotDog #TokAndMak #FusionFuture #STEPFusion #WestBurton #Innovation #CleanEnergy #RobotInspectors

BREAKING NEWS: Tok and Mak join the team! 🤖🐕 Thank-you to everyone who took part in our competition to name our canine colleagues, they're now hard at work helping us on our way to a fur-sion future. #RobotDog #TokAndMak #FusionFuture #STEPFusion #WestBurton #Innovation #CleanEnergy

A £7.8 million investment over five years is set to revolutionise fusion energy training and research 🚀 It’s fantastic to see growing investment into fusion skills, alongside the £2.5bn government commitment to fusion R&D announced earlier this year! 🔗 www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/7-8m-ukaea-i...

🌍🔬 We’ve entered the second phase of our UK-Korea partnership to advance HTS cable technology for STEP Fusion. Phase one delivered a record-breaking prototype, now phase two will scale up to long-length cables and prototype magnet design for West Burton ⚡ Read more ➡️ buff.ly/4sd5AwO #STEPFusion

Recently! ⚡ 🚀 Mayor Andrea Jenkyns visits West Burton, seeing fusion opportunities 🏗️ Cottam demolition continues as part of our energy transition 🤝 New local business partnerships begin 🌆 Visitors explore fusion potential 👷 New engineering leadership joins 🐾 And robot dogs keep an eye on pawgress!

Wrapping up August – a month of progress, forging new partnerships, and exciting steps forward on the journey to deliver the UK’s first prototype fusion energy plant at West Burton ⚡ 💡 Have you invited your friends to follow us? #STEPFusion #FusionFuture #FutureOfEnergy #FusionPower

Here we go: ⚽ With just a few days of the transfer window remaining, STEP Fusion have confirmed the signing of Simon Harper to lead in Prototype and Testing 📝 🚨 Check out our other new signings on Bluesky here: buff.ly/CmhWe4V #FromPitchToPlant #TransferWindowEnergy #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy

🌳 Happy Nottinghamshire Day! 🌳 We’re proud to be at the heart of Nottinghamshire’s energy future at West Burton as we step forward to fusion - creating exciting clean energy jobs, supporting local businesses as we grow, and building a brighter future for our region ⚡ #NottsDay #Nottinghamshire

We were delighted to welcome Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, to our West Burton site last week. STEP Fusion will create thousands of skilled jobs and boost growth across the region. 🔗 Read more about the visit: buff.ly/muzGuF0 #FusionEnergy #STEPFusion #WestBurton

A world-record demolition at Cottam last week marked another milestone in North Nottinghamshire’s energy story. As the skyline changes, we’re looking ahead to a future of fusion energy at West Burton 🏭 📹 Here's the footage as it happened (courtesy of Brown and Mason). buff.ly/0iuaLIa #STEPFusion