AECOM will provide design and technical services as part of the ILIOS consortium for the first three-year GBP 200 million tranche of the UK’s Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production $(STEP)$ fusion energy program. The consortium was appointed by UK Fusion Energy as construction partner for the design and build of a prototype fusion power plant at West Burton in Nottinghamshire. The STEP program aims to deliver a commercially viable fusion power plant at the site by 2040. ILIOS is led by a Kier Nuvia joint venture, with Turner & Townsend and AL_A also providing specialist support. AECOM said the wider program includes future opportunities valued at up to GBP 10 billion.

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