The local MP says a new train station should be built and that there should be significant road improvements to unlock the potential of the site
A new Nottinghamshire railway station could be built to "unlock the full potential" of a site that is set to deliver 10,000 jobs in the county. Significant road improvements are also being requested around the former West Burton A power station near Retford , which is set to host the UK's first nuclear fusion energy plant.
Jo White, the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, led a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament on Wednesday on the subject of the the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production programme. The MP said: "I want to use this unique opportunity to change life outcomes for future generations in Bassetlaw. The planned site will use magnetic confinement fusion, where two forms of hydrogen are heated to extreme temperatures and fused together to create helium and release energy. The government has previously said the energy created is "many million times" more efficient than burning coal, oil or gas and that materials needed are readily available in nature.
"Will we have the vision to create the silicon valley of green energy in Nottinghamshire? Although I know the minister cannot prejudice the outcome of the spending review, will we get the finance from government to make this whole thing viable?"
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