Nuclear Industry Association

The voice of the UK's civil nuclear industry.

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[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

📣 Over 100,000 people are employed across the UK civil nuclear industry for the first time in history 👷‍♀️

Today the Nuclear Industry Association launched our 2026 Jobs Map. This year’s figures show a 67% growth in the civil nuclear workforce over the past five years, from 61,371 jobs in 2021 to a record 102,606 in 2026. 📈

🏗️ This unprecedented employment has been driven by construction at Hinkley Point C and decisive government investment in @sizewellc, as well as the development of Europe’s first Small Modular Reactors with Project Gwyndod in North Wales.

The Government must now ensure the swift implementation of nuclear regulation reform, to unlock future projects and continue this monumental growth of the nuclear workforce.

📍 Read the 2026 Jobs Map here: https://t.co/4yLPNbHsEw

#NIAJobsMap #nuclear #energy #industry @tomjgreatrex

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

Cross-party support for new nuclear in Scotland on display in Parliament ⚛️

@mpsusanmurray, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Scotland, led a Westminster Hall debate on the future of nuclear energy in Scotland, highlighting the strong cross-party support for new nuclear.

Contributions highlighted the jobs and investment opportunities the sector could bring, alongside the need for reliable, clean baseload power. @Jamie4North made the case for new nuclear at Scotland’s former nuclear sites, @DLumsden_MP highlighted public support, and @melanie_ward, Minister for Scotland, underlined why nuclear should be part of Scotland’s future, not just its past.

It was fantastic to see figures from the Nuclear Industry Association’s 2026 Civil Nuclear Jobs Map referenced throughout the debate.

Thank you to the MPs who contributed to the lively debate. We will continue to champion new nuclear in Scotland and the opportunities it can deliver for communities across the country.

#nuclear #industry #energy

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

📢 Five parties, five very different conferences, and one clear message: nuclear matters. ⚛️

The NIA team has had a busy month representing our members and the UK’s civil nuclear industry at this year’s Party Conferences.

🎥 Watch the video below for our insights into each conference and what we, as an industry, need to do next.

Now is the time to turn these conversations into action. We need you to contact your local representative to showcase what you offer your community and make the case for nuclear.

Help us progress the future of nuclear in the UK. Read Millie Beaver’s ‘How to talk to your MP’ guide here: 👉 https://t.co/bb7kqLy8jp

#nuclear #energy #industry @tomjgreatrex

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

📣 Less than two months until Nuclear 2026! 📣

We are pleased to announce that all sponsorship and exhibition spaces are now sold out, but it is not too late to get your ticket to attend!

This year, Nuclear 2026 will take place over two days.
📅Day One - Wednesday, December 2nd
🕐 2:30 to 4:30 pm
🥂 Followed by the drinks reception

📅Day Two - Thursday, December 3rd
🕐 8:15 am to 3 pm
🎉 Followed by the Annual Dinner 2026

Join us on the 2nd and 3rd of December. Book your ticket here: https://t.co/dzqGNjwqDV

#nuclear #energy #industry #Nuclear2026

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

Following @AndrewBowie_MP's speech at the Conservative Party Conference calling for the deployment of new nuclear in Scotland, read @tomjgreatrex's response below 👇

#Scotland #nuclear #energy #industry

[Total Politics @TotalPolitics]

A packed, engaged room for our @NIAUK fringe on the future of UK nuclear energy. Thank you to @AndrewBowie_MP, @HarrietCross_MP, @tomjgreatrex & everyone who joined us to explore nuclear’s role in energy security, jobs, investment & growth.

#CPC26

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

📣The @NIAUK at Conservative Party Conference 2026📣

Join us on Monday 5 October at the Birmingham ICC for a panel discussion led by Tom Greatrex — featuring Andrew Bowie MP, Harriet Cross MP, Andrew Cockcroft from EDF and Sam Dumitriu from Britain Remade.

We look forward to seeing you there! #CPC26

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

📣 Today marks a historic new chapter for Hinkley Point B as the nuclear power station is transferred from @edfenergy to the @NDAgovuk group for decommissioning.

Hinkley Point B was the most productive clean power asset in UK history when it finished, generating:

📈 £15bn worth of economic value to the UK
⚡ Enough electricity to power every home in the South West for 33 years
🏭 Low-carbon electricity which avoided 108m tonnes of CO2 emissions

To deliver the safe, secure decommissioning of the site with @NRServicesUK’ knowledge and expertise, 250 well-paid, skilled jobs will remain in the local community.

Read the full announcement here: 🔗 https://t.co/MoShXK66Ux

#nuclear #energy #industry @tomjgreatrex

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

"Just imagine, just imagine where Britain could be today if we had moved faster. If we had invested earlier. If we had taken more control."

Yesterday at the Labour Party Conference @Miatsf, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, celebrated the significant growth of the UK civil nuclear industry, which now employs 102,606 people across the UK. ⚛️

🏗️ To build on this momentum, we need the Nuclear Regulation Bill to proceed at pace, to modernise our fragmented nuclear oversight, reduce project costs, and speed up construction.

#nuclear #energy #industry

[Total Politics @TotalPolitics]

CEO of @NIAUK @tomjgreatrex shared how nuclear creates long-term, skilled & well-paid jobs across the country, enabling people to build careers in the communities where they grew up, and highlighted the importance of engaging young people early. #Lab26 @UKLabour

[Total Politics @TotalPolitics]

How new nuclear can power Britain's future: thanks to @mgshanks MP, James Naish MP, Eloise John of partner @AECOM & @tomjgreatrex CEO of @NIAUK, for joining our panel on 'How new nuclear can power Britain's future' #Lab26 @UKLabour

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

What is the impact of the careers and community investment generated by a UK civil nuclear site? Hear the on-site stories from: 👇

⚛️ Trystan Hudson, Control & Instrumentation Apprentice at Hinkley Point C (@edfenergy)
⚛️ Emma Steele, Senior Consultant & Radiation Protection Advisor at Cyclife UK
⚛️ Jonathan Molyneux, Head of Projects at @NISLimited
⚛️ William Graham, Firefighter Apprentice at @SellafieldLtd
⚛️ @ Oliver Wilkinson, Controls & Instrumentation Apprentice at Heysham 1 (@edfenergy)

Read more nuclear career stories from across the UK here: 👉 https://t.co/4yLPNbGUOY

#NIAJobsMap #nuclear #energy #industry

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

📣The @NIAUK at Labour Party Conference 2026📣

Join us on Monday 28 September at the Liverpool Experience Campus for a panel discussion led by Tom Greatrex — featuring Michael Shanks MP, Jonathan Brash MP, Esther Barrott from Amentum and Alistair Black from X-energy.

We look forward to seeing you there! #Lab26

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

⚛️ Dr Rebecca Quigg’s secondment to @sizewellc has brought her “genuine joy, even on the hardest days.”

As the Associate Transport Co-ordinator at @wsp, she manages a busy mixture of reporting and compliance to meet complex obligations and requirements, from freight movements to parish council support. 🏗️

“Nuclear doesn’t just mean nuclear engineers. It means opportunities for a vast number of people with different skill sets and approaches. New nuclear investment creates jobs for almost every sector I can think of, at every qualification level. That’s truly extraordinary to me.”

🎥 Find out about Dr Rebecca’s experience working in nuclear below. Find out about jobs in every postcode here: https://t.co/4yLPNbGUOY

#NIAJobsMap #nuclear #energy #industry

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

New Issue out now! Read the Industry Link: Autumn 2026

This edition includes:
⚡Another record-breaking year for the NIA Jobs Map - by Lincoln Hill
⚛️ Celebrating 80 years at Springfield's - by Rachel Westray (@WECnuclear_EU)
🏗️ How government procurement changes can drive jobs, skills and growth - by Richard Fearnside (@NuviaUK)

Read here: 👉 https://t.co/8DX0o5LsB9

#nuclear #energy #industry

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

What does a career in civil nuclear mean to the people who work in the industry? ⚛️

👷‍♀️ Across the UK, nuclear creates a huge range of high-skilled, high-paid jobs, from engineering and construction to project management and communications.

For some people, the industry offers unparalleled career and training opportunities. For others, it allows them to stay near family while working on projects that will provide a significant investment in their local community and advance the UK’s energy security.

🎥 Hear stories below from people working across the nuclear industry. 👇

Thank you to Lee Warren from @RollsRoyce, Bharath Boyapati from Ada Mode, Mark Beardmore from @CapulaLtd and Fatemah Jafar from @OranoUk for sharing your experience.

📍 Read the 2026 Jobs Map here: https://t.co/4yLPNbHsEw

#nuclear #energy #industry

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

47,492 new nuclear jobs in England since 2014. Just 661 in Scotland. That’s the stark reality of the jobs gap created by Scotland’s ban on new nuclear. 👷‍♀️

⚛️ Without the ban, Scotland’s nuclear workforce could have grown at the same rate as England’s, creating over 5,000 high-skilled, high-paid jobs and valuable training opportunities for the next generation.

Instead, Torness Nuclear Power Station, Scotland’s single most productive, clean and reliable source of electricity, is set to cease generation in 2030. With no nuclear replacement, Scotland will face job losses, and local communities will miss out. 📉

If you want to see the ban on new nuclear lifted, bringing new jobs, billions in investment and energy security to Scotland, write to your MSP today: 📝 https://t.co/1UpsTAMSAv

#Scotland #nuclear #energy #industry

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

Major Government-backed projects are driving the UK’s record number of highly skilled, well-paid civil nuclear jobs. 👇

🏗️ @sizewellc will create 17,000 direct and indirect jobs, including 1,500 apprentices

⚛️ @GBNgovuk’s development of @RollsRoyce SMR's on Ynys Môn is set to create a further 8,000 jobs across the UK, including 3,000 locally.

📈 And in just five years, Hinkley Point C has helped drive a 163.6% increase in nuclear employment across the South-West, taking the region’s total to 34,084 jobs.

Behind these significant numbers are the people turning these major nuclear projects into reality. 🎥 Hear about what working in civil nuclear has given them and their local community below.

📍 Read the 2026 Jobs Map here: https://t.co/4yLPNbGUOY

#nuclear #energy #industry

[Nuclear Industry Association @NIAUK]

Yesterday, as we launched our 2026 Jobs Map, our New Build Business Group brought together 170+ delegates to discuss how we can build further momentum behind the UK civil nuclear sector. ⚛️

🤝 A big thank you to our fantastic speakers, our sponsor @balfourbeatty plc, our pre-reception dinner sponsor @egis, and our host, New Build Group Chair Sophie Macfarlane-Smith from @RollsRoyce SMR.

The NIA’s Jobs Map showcases the rapidly growing impact of the nuclear industry. Now, we need your help to make this story heard beyond our industry and demonstrate the benefits that new nuclear is bringing to your local area and the whole UK. 📈

Find out how you can make the case for nuclear in your constituency. Read the NIA guide on “How to Talk to Your MP” by our Head of Public Affairs, Millie Beaver, here: 👉 https://t.co/bb7kqLy8jp

See you all in the New Year in Cardiff for the next New Build Group!

#nuclear #energy #industry