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<p>The UK’s publicly funded fusion research is led by the UK Atomic Energy Authority
(UKAEA).</p><p> </p><p>UKAEA receives direct funding from the Euratom Research and
Training Programme (£57.3 m in 2017/18 and £55.1 m in 2018/19) primarily for research
carried out at the Joint European Torus (JET).</p><p> </p><p>UKAEA also receives grant
funding for fusion research from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
(£26.1m in 2017/18 and £27.0m in 2018/19).</p><p> </p><p>UKAEA also receives additional
funding from the UK Government for specific projects which have been worth £5.4m so
far in 2017/18. Firm allocations for the financial year 2018/19 and beyond have not
yet been made.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also a member of Fusion for Energy, the EU
based partnership delivering its contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental
Reactor, the next generation international fusion project in France. The EU expects
to contribute €380m in 2018 and €427m in 2019 to ITER. The EU budget beyond 2020 is
subject to agreement with EU member states.</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to
private sector investment in fusion in the UK is not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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