By Nicholas Earl The Government has named a Nottinghamshire power station as the home for the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant. West Burton power station will host ‘STEP’ (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production), which aims to be built by 2040. Fusion is based on the same physical reactions that power the sun and stars, and created when two light atomic nuclei combine while releasing large amounts of energy. The Government believes technology has significant potential to deliver safe, sustainable, low carbon energy for future generations. It believes STEP programme will create thousands of …