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

Invest in Nottingham explores our fusion energy future at West Burton ⚡ Hear from Marketing Nottingham Chief Executive Megan Powell Vreeswijk on why this project is such an exciting opportunity for the region 👇 #FusionEnergy #STEPFusion #CleanEnergy #TrentSupercluster

"I’ve seen what’s possible and it’s very exciting" 🚀 We caught up with Lincolnshire Mayor Andrea Jenkyns during her visit last week, to hear her take on the exciting jobs and opportunities coming to the area as we build the UK’s first prototype fusion energy plant. buff.ly/bBhlrwq #STEPFusion

We were pleased to welcome Greater Lincolnshire's Mayor, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, to West Burton yesterday. As we create high-skilled jobs and work with organisations like the Greater Lincolnshire CCA, we'll ensure our schools and colleges are ready to train local people for exciting fusion careers.

Today we were at Cottam to mark the end of an era, as the cooling towers came down at West Burton's sister site. At our West Burton site, we’re excited to be building the UK's first prototype fusion power plant - so our region can keep the lights on for generations to come.

We are STEP Fusion. Our vision is bold, our mission is clear and our journey is already underway. We can realise the fusion dream. Let's step forward to fusion. #FusionEnergy

Colleges & training providers across East Midlands, South Yorkshire & Greater Lincolnshire are gearing up to offer fusion-relevant construction & clean energy courses. Our West Burton site is at the heart of this exciting regional push 🚀 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/tLn6yP6 #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergy

Our canine colleague recently went for walkies around our West Burton site! We caught up just in time to see what it was getting up to... 🤖🐕🦺 #STEPFusion #WestBurton #FusionEnergy

We’re not just building a fusion power plant, we’re creating the digital foundation for an entire industry. 🎥 Our Deputy Chief Engineer explains how we’re using digital tools to challenge our assumptions, connect live data, and build a “digital thread” for future engineers. buff.ly/mQVLAz6

With bold engineering and an Apollo‑programme spirit, we’re turning vision into reality and building the future of clean energy. Our Deputy Chief Engineer Jonathan Keep explains more 👀 #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy #EngineeringTheFuture #Innovation #CleanEnergyFuture #WestBurton

🐾 Who let the dogs in? You saw our four‑legged site inspectors out and about yesterday... In case you missed it, here's a look back at their very first day on site! 👀 #STEPFusion #RobotDogs #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergyFuture #STEM #EngineeringTheFuture #WestBurton

🐾 Our robot dogs are on the move again! They’ve been wandering the site, keeping an eye on paw-gress, and enjoying the ride between jobs. #STEPFusion #RobotDogs #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergyFuture #STEM #EngineeringTheFuture #WestBurton

From visiting local schools to launching new skills partnerships, our team has been busy sharing the story of fusion energy across the region. 📷 Here's our highlights from July! #STEPtoFusion #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy #CommunityEngagement #SkillsForTheFuture #CleanEnergyFuture #WestBurton

As our West Burton site keeps evolving and new senior engineering talent joins the team, July has been a busy month! ▶️ Our Head of Communications, Ben Bradley, sums up July in under 2 minutes! #STEPtoFusion #STEPFusion #WestBurton #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergyFuture #STEM #FusionEngineering

From vision to delivery: the STEP journey so far 🧵 🏗️ Transforming a site with a proud industrial past ⚡ Building the UK’s first prototype fusion energy plant 💼 Supporting future new jobs, skills & opportunities for our communities Here's some of our big moments so far 🚀🪡 #FusionEnergy #STEP

STEP site progress: Turbine Hall demolition 🏗️💥 A major milestone at our West Burton site last week, as the Turbine Hall of the former coal-fired power station was brought down. Here's the footage as it happened (courtesy of Brown & Mason) 📽️ Watch: buff.ly/usmDrqk #STEPtoFusion #STEPFusion

HERE WE GO! ⚽ Major new signings for STEP as they look to add leadership and experience to the team. 🚀 Sources close to UKIFS say that these additions were announced internally early this week, and are seen as a major boost for the project! 💫 🧵 Scroll down for our exclusive new signings ⬇️

🎓 Jo White MP shared why raising aspirations in Bassetlaw matters - and why STEP’s local opportunities are key. We also met Louise, a 2019 Summer School grad now on Jo’s team! #STEPtoFusion #STEPFusion #FusionCareers #WestBurton #InspiringTheNextGeneration

STEP’s Head of Communications, Ben Bradley, met with a group of 16-year-olds from Bassetlaw schools in Parliament this week - as part of Jo White MP’s Summer School programme. 🪡 #STEPtoFusion #STEPFusion #WestBurton #FusionEnergy #STEMEducation #CleanEnergy #FutureCareers #Bassetlaw

A careers day with a twist at Queen Elizabeth High School in Gainsborough as parents joined the students to learn about the future of energy! ⚡ We were on hand to introduce the STEP programme and talk about the exciting career opportunities fusion energy could bring to our area. #FusionEnergy

Looking back on a fun Friday at the Fusion Energy Café and The Bridge Skills Hub in Worksop 📸 We were proud to join Bassetlaw DC for another fantastic event, this time hosting Jo White MP's Summer School. It was a pleasure to welcome students who are all thinking about their future careers ⏩

Our Chief Barketing Officer gets to work chasing leads at our West Burton site 🤖🐶 Follow for more four-legged updates in the coming weeks! #STEPtoFusion #StepFusion #RobotDogs #FusionEnergy #WestBurton #ChiefBarketingOfficer #CleanEnergyFuture

We've had a brilliant afternoon in Worksop today, kicking off Bassetlaw MP Jo White's Summer School at The Bridge Skills Hub and Fusion Energy Café! 🧵 #STEPtoFusion #STEPFusion #FusionEnergy #FutureCareers #WestBurton #CleanEnergyJobs #STEMEducation #InspiringTheNextGeneration #Bassetlaw

We're thrilled that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are committed to developing fusion energy here in the UK. With £2.5 billion recently announced for research and development into fusion, and STEP at the heart of the government's Industrial Strategy, we're making huge progress 🧵

Continuing our tour across Lincolnshire schools, we had a great visit to Parish Church Primary School in Gainsborough recently 👋 It’s always a highlight for the team to be out in our community and visiting the local schools. Thanks again to those who have hosted us so far this year! #STEPtoFusion

We’ve been working closely with partners to build on the Trent Valley Supercluster Vision this week, unlocking future opportunities for the former coal-fired power sites along the River Trent 🧵 #STEPtoFusion #STEPFusion #STEPProgramme #CleanEnergy #Innovation #TrentValley #WestBurton #FutureSkills