AtkinsRéalis welcomes UK investment in nuclear

Welcoming the announcement, Chris Conboy, Managing Director – Nuclear EMEA, AtkinsRéalis, said: 

“Today’s announcements will strengthen the UK’s future energy security and cement its position at the forefront of the global nuclear renaissance.

“Investment in technology, projects and infrastructure across civil and defence nuclear and fusion will ensure that the skills, knowledge and experience of our world-class supply chain remain in the UK. Combined, today’s commitments will unlock efficiencies in delivery, accelerate the development of new technologies, increase the delivery rate of vital assets and infrastructure, and create thousands of new jobs. 

“Sizewell C is a vital project that will maintain the momentum of the UK’s new nuclear programme and ensure a fleet approach to rolling out vital energy infrastructure efficiently. Alongside it, today’s successful outcome for Rolls-Royce SMR will be the catalyst that unlocks the potential of this new technology in our future net zero energy system to power industry and communities around the country.”

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AtkinsRéalis is providing design and engineering services to the new GW-scale nuclear build program at Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C and to Rolls-Royce SMR programme, as well as working on operations, maintenance, decommissioning and nuclear waste management at nuclear sites across the UK. In fusion, its well-established fusion capabilities include partnerships with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), and the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France.

AtkinsRéalis supports critical defence programmes to strengthen national security, from infrastructure design and complex programme delivery to strengthening cyber resilience in the face of evolving threats. In the UK, AtkinsRéalis has supported the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in major programs across the land, maritime, air and joint environments, and provides multi-disciplinary nuclear and infrastructure expertise to submarine facilities in the UK, including its role as a fissile design partner to Rolls Royce Submarines.