Research and analysis

Civil Nuclear Research and Development Landscape in the UK: a review

Assesses current civil nuclear research and development capability within the UK, and whether it is sufficient to meet demand.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department of Energy & Climate Change
• Published: 26 March 2013

Documents

A Review of the Civil Nuclear R&D Landscape in the UK

Ref: BIS/13/631

PDF, 3.19 MB, 109 pages

Details

This review was overseen by the Ad-Hoc Nuclear Research and Development (R&D) Advisory Board, established in March 2012 and chaired by Sir John Beddington. It looks at the complete civil nuclear R&D landscape in the UK, including:

• government policies that give rise to research needs
• existing funding sources that support R&D programmes
• the capability of the research base in the UK to meet the government and private sector demands

This review:

• describes existing R&D capability which is underpins short-term policy aspirations contained in the nuclear energy strategy
• provides a baseline to plan for the future development of nuclear R&D capability in the UK that is required to underpin medium and long-term aspirations in the nuclear energy strategy
• maps the institutions involved: R&D funders, customers and those who perform R&D in the UK, to inform decisions on which institutions to involve in the future
• assesses current mechanisms for coordinating R&D strategy, funding and delivery in the UK to inform decisions about future ways of working
• describes the extent of funding and follow the funding flows, both domestic and international, to UK R&D
• assesses the extent and quality of national and international collaboration in nuclear R&D

See also the Nuclear Industrial Strategy.

Published 26 March 2013