Consultation opens on UK national fusion policy
The consultation presents a draft National Policy Statement for fusion energy generation.
In July 2025, the UK Government responded to a consultation on the siting of fusion energy facilities, confirming that the planning process should be aligned and maintained by developing a National Policy Statement (NPS).
The government is now consulting on a draft National Policy Statement for Fusion Energy Generation (EN‑8) with a deadline of 17 August 2026.
It wants to hear from members of the public, industry, academia, NGOs and any other organisation or public body.
This consultation does not revisit earlier questions about whether a fusion‑specific NPS is required, whether it should be technology-agnostic or whether it should take an open-sited approach. Instead, it focuses on the specific content of the draft EN‑8 and other documents published alongside.
