Part 4New technology
Chapter 3Miscellaneous
Fusion energy
I1156Fusion energy facilities: nuclear site licence not required
1
Section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (restriction of certain nuclear installations to licensed sites) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (2) insert—
2A
Subsection (1) does not apply to a fusion energy facility.
2B
In subsection (2A), “fusion energy facility” means a site that is—
a
used for the purpose of installing or operating any plant designed or adapted for the production of electrical energy or heat by fusion, and
b
not also used for the purpose of installing or operating a nuclear reactor.