About UKNNL
UKNNL is the UK’s lead civil national laboratory for nuclear fission, delivering nuclear science to benefit society.
Purpose
Today, nuclear energy is part of the solution to the deep challenges of energy independence, national security and net zero. Government owned but operationally independent, UKNNL are here to help solve some of these challenges and, in doing so, deliver on the long-held purpose of nuclear science to benefit society.
Whether it’s keeping the lights on or keeping the UK’s submarines at sea, as demand for nuclear has grown, so too has the demand for UKNNL’s combination of niche and highly-specialist skills and facilities. Rather than replicating what partners, suppliers and colleagues across the sector already do, we focus on work that can only be done by a sovereign national laboratory.
What UKNNL does
We drive innovation in nuclear science, ensuring the UK has the capabilities it needs – whether in physical infrastructure, or in the skills and knowledge of sector workforce – to create and deploy the technologies of the future.
Working in partnership with universities, UKNNL champions the best new ideas and concepts, nurturing upcoming scientists and researchers. And alongside partners in industry, we help keep existing nuclear reactors running successfully, support a strong and effective UK supply chain and ensure new technologies have a chance to become commercially viable.
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