The Nuclear Industry and Englands Northwest - Delivering a Low
Carbon Britain
England’s Northwest
is home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of nuclear
facilities with a renowned skills base and world class expertise in
nuclear technology research & development. The region contains
half of the UK’s 45,000 highly skilled nuclear workers, several
major nuclear sites supported by well established supply chains and
the UK’s main centres for nuclear research.
Government energy policy identifies that nuclear power will play
a key role in the future energy mix. With all elements of the
nuclear fuel cycle in the region, Northwest companies will be
playing a pivotal role in the design, construction and operation of
new nuclear power plants, and in providing the fuel cycle
operations and technology required to sustain the nuclear programme
for many decades to come.