
The UK’s “Nuclear Industrial Strategy”, formed in 2013, was based on a review undertaken by the government in response to the House of Lords’ 2011 report on the nation’s nuclear R&D capabilities.
That response included a “Nuclear Industrial Vision Statement” detailing industry’s own ambitions for the UK to become “once again” a “top table” nuclear nation. It set out a long-term nuclear energy strategy which underlined the role that it could play in Britain’s “energy mix” in 2050 and beyond. The nuclear industry is set for a global expansion, the government suggested. Around £930bn investment will go to building new reactors, while £250bn will be spent on decommissioning those that are to be taken off-line. Added to this is a potential market of extending the life of existing nuclear reactors – another area of UK experience, according to the government. It has set out plans to deliver around 16GW of new nuclear capacity by 2030. This means building at least 12 new nuclear reactors at five sites marked for development: Hinkley Point, Sizewell, Wylfa, Oldbury and Moorside.- Boosting UK productivity: Raising the skills gap through apprenticeships and new institutions
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