Kier bags £27m atomic fusion R&D centre

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has picked Kier to build an 8,000 sq m research and development building at Culham Science Centre near Abingdon in Oxfordshire.
The a £26.8m project, procured through the Crown Commercial Service framework, will comprise a four-storey office building with a rig hall for R&D.
Antonia Jenkinson, UKAEA’s chief financial officer and director of property, said: “We believe fusion could be part of the world’s future energy mix, and are working