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Cumbria – a centre of nuclear excellence
• Cumbria – enables delivery of
the UK’s energy, defence and
economic growth policy
objectives
• To achieve this requires a
coordinated approach across
the region
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The Energy White Paper 2003 – “Creating a Low Carbon Economy”
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2003 Energy Policy
focus on
renewable energy
and energy
efficiency
2006 Reconsideration
over nuclear
2007 Nuclear energy
re-instated
2013 Nuclear Industry
Strategy
Carbon Plan Scenarios
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Carbon calculator:
80% reduction in CO2
levels from 1990 levels
are legally binding
UK nuclear energy roadmap
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• R&D to keep options open for scenarios
~ 75GW
• Baseline, open and closed fuel cycle
• Programmes must start now to maintain
skills
• Includes ongoing activities supporting
Government and industry
• R&D would enable informed decisions to
be made
• International collaboration important
particularly for future nuclear energy
R&D
UK fuel cycle requirements
Balance of number of parameters including:
• Economics
• Finance
• Regulation
• Safeguards
• Technology readiness
• Engineering support
• Fuel supply
• Use of nuclear energy
• Spent fuel storage
• Disposal
• Sustainability
• Manufacturing
• Education, training and R&D
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Cumbria has the capability to support
this need and a proven track record
UK new nuclear – Cumbria plays a central role
• Majority of reactors will be built
at coastal sites
• Fuel cycle support infrastructure
can only be located in one
unique place:
– Cumbria
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Hartlepool
Hunterston
Sellafield
Chapelcross
Heysham
Wylf
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Oldbury
Hinkley Point
Bradwell
Sizewell
Cumbria – a centre of civil nuclear excellence
• Over 50 years of nuclear experience and expertise
• Three national nuclear headquarters:
– NDA, NNL, NSAN
• Three strategic sites of national importance
– Sellafield, LLWR, BAE Shipyard Barrow
• International commercial expertise
– INS
• National and international transport expertise
– DRS, PNTL
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Cumbria’s civil nuclear footprint
• High levels of quality jobs delivering significant local spend by
employees
• High levels of organisational supply chain spend
• Unrivalled network of skills, training and R&D infrastructure
– Energus, UTC, Construction Skills
– DCF, NNL labs
• Significant local supply chain – specialist services alongside
major players
And don’t forget
• Emergence of NuGen and synergies with BAE
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Supporting the industry
Training establishments
• National Skills Academy for Nuclear – key
national coordination role
• Gen II – key provider of apprenticeship and
vocational skills training
• Energus – flexible learning and conference
centre, home to Gen II, UoC – state of the art
facilities
• Lakes College – Construction Skills ideally
placed to sort infrastructure and new facility
growth
• University Technical College – stem focussed
curriculum with industry sponsorship
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Higher education
Universities
• Manchester (DCF)
– 5 star academically excellence university
having a presence in the region
• UCLAN
– provider of business, management and
specialist courses – Samuel Lindow facility
• University of Cumbria
– learning gateway in Energus, specialist
courses – developing Programme
Management Academy with Sellafield
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Capability
Supply Chain
• Combination of major players through to
specialist SMEs
Workforce
• Unrivalled breadth of experience and
expertise
Community
• A supportive community with 50 years
experience of working with the industry
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World class people
move to world-class
places: Manchester
University 1900s
(19 Nobel
Prizes…Rutherford,
Bragg, Gieger, Bohr)
CERN, JET, Middle
East Oil, California
Delivering for UK PLC and Cumbria
In order to deliver energy and defence policy
objectives, the region needs to consider:
• Infrastructure (housing, road, rail, IT)
• Training, education establishments
• Involvement of SMEs
• Workforce of the future
• Technological opportunities
• Direct and indirect community involvement
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National and international engagement
Cumbria needs a collective voice:
• Raise awareness of what we have to offer
• Attract the world class talent to a world class
region sitting at heart of national and
international energy policy
• Coherent strategy for the region working with
international partners
– US, EU, Japanese, Chinese,
South Korea
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So what has been achieved
• Secured nuclear recognition in Local Enterprise
Partnership’s Strategic Economic Plan
• Coordinated lobby for Cumbrian rail franchise
and Cumbria as focus for national nuclear
college
• Worked to help understanding of the nuclear
skills gap
• Developing the nuclear section of the county
skills plan
• Raising awareness of the area’s capability in
Government and beyond
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CoNE – what next
• Develop ideas into programmes and actions
• Continue collaboration to sweat existing
assets and build from that strong foundation
• Develop case for new missions
• Attract future investment to drive economic
growth
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Make
Cumbria
the go to
nuclear
location
And finally… to succeed
• Cumbria is a centre of nuclear excellence
and that is a national strategic asset
• We provide essential services for national
energy policy and UK PLC
• Significant opportunities for economic
growth at all levels
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To deliver UK’s
Energy and
regional growth
aims and
objectives all
stakeholders
must to work
together –
collaboration
gives us the best
chance of
success