Resources and links

This page provides links to sources of detailed information about nuclear manufacturing, and other online resources of interest to the manufacturing supply chain.

New build

• EDF – the UK’s only nuclear power station operator, and developer of Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C.
• Great British Nuclear – government arm’s-length body charged with delivering the UK’s programme of nuclear new build projects.

Reactor providers & developers

• Framatome (formerly Areva NP)
• Westinghouse nuclear energy
• Rolls-Royce SMR
• MoltexFlex
• NuScale Power
• Hitachi UK ABWR (GDA information)
• CGN HPR1000
• UKAEA Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP)
• Tokamak Energy

Decommissioning

• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: procurement
• oneNDA commercial system

NDA component organisations:

• Sellafield
• Nuclear Restoration Services (formerly Magnox)
• Nuclear Waste Services
• Nuclear Transport Solutions

Supply chain portals

• EDF supply chain information
• Hinkley supply chain (for South West businesses)
• Rolls-Royce SMR supplier portal
• Westinghouse suppliers website
• Sellafield Ltd – how to do business with Sellafield
• Iter (international fusion reactor project) tenders

Nuclear industry information

• WNA Information Library
  Around 150 up-to-date papers from the World Nuclear Association, including national briefings and detailed technological and industry background.
• Nuclear Industry Association
  Trade association for UK civil nuclear, offering industry information and support.
• Nuclear energy: what you need to know
  UK government summary of the benefits of nuclear power and support programmes (April 2022).
• Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Agency of the Health & Safety Executive responsible for all nuclear sector regulation across the UK.
• Great British Nuclear
  Government’s arms-length body responsible for driving delivery of new nuclear projects.
• Nuclear Graduates
  Industry-backed scheme to give talented graduates a taste of the nuclear sector through placements and secondments.
• Nuclear Quality Standard Association
  Association launched by Framatome and Bureau Veritas to promote the NSQ100 quality standard along the supply chain.

Nuclear industry news

• Nuclear Engineering International
• World Nuclear News (World Nuclear Association news service)

Training & skills

• National Skills Academy for Nuclear
• AMRC Training Centre – CPD course calendar & Nuclear Engineer Degree Apprenticeships

Business support

• High Value Manufacturing Catapult
  National technology and innovation network combining seven established centres, including the Nuclear AMRC.
• Business finance and support finder
  Searchable database of government-backed funding and support programmes for businesses.