1.2
The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory in numbers
Unique Facilities
£1.5 billion
the value of the nuclear facilities we manage
35
organisations from around the UK have accessed our special facilities over the past six years, including innovative SMEs and startups, all focused on finding solutions to nationally important issues
4
World-leading laboratories in the heart of the north west:
In Seascale, Cumbria, at Sellafield
Central Laboratory
NNL’s flagship, the most modern nuclear technology research facility in the world and an asset to UK and global nuclear research and development
Windscale Laboratory
Unique in the UK, and vital to the nuclear industry, it works with operators to ensure the continued safe running of our nation’s nuclear reactors
In Workington, Cumbria
Workington Laboratory
A large and flexible industrial space for developing technology and skills for the UK’s nuclear sector
In Preston, Lancashire
Preston Laboratory at Springfields, Lancashire
A centre of excellence for the next generation of nuclear fuels and clean energy technology
3
other research sites at Risley in Cheshire, Stonehouse in Gloucestershire and Culham in Oxfordshire
Unique Expertise
400
scientists
150 PhDs
plus 100 PhDs sponsored across UK universities
10,000 years
combined years of expertise in nuclear science
Nuclear Science to Benefit Society
4
Focus Areas
Clean Energy
Health and Nuclear Medicine
Environmental Restoration
Security and Non-Proliferation
Opportunity and Prosperity to Benefit the North West
1,000+ employees
including
600
in Cumbria
300
in Cheshire
130
in Lancashire
180
high-skilled jobs created in the North West in 2020/21
×2
we doubled our intake of apprentices and graduates between 2020 and 2021
£133 million
per year added to the local economy, with
1,740 jobs
supported in our supply chain, directly and indirectly