Section 156 Fusion energy facilities: nuclear site licence not requiredI1I2

Section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (restriction of certain nuclear installations to licensed sites) is amended as follows.

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.”