National Nuclear Laboratory joins global association

The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory has become a member of the World Nuclear Association as part of a plan to move into different markets worldwide.

Paul Howarth, managing director of the NNL, said in a statement: “The NNL is increasingly doing business with customers and research partners from outside the UK. The UK’s recent Nuclear Industrial Strategy made clear the government’s desire for the NNL to take a leading role on behalf of the UK in dealings with the worldwide nuclear industry, and membership of the WNA is a central part of our work to achieve this aim.”

“We are looking forward to working closely with colleagues in the WNA as we take forward plans in a number of different markets—both mature nuclear nations and those that are considering nuclear energy for the first time."