UK business secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a package of measures to support the country's civil nuclear industry. The package aims to help UK-based companies take advantage of the opportunities presented by both an expanding domestic and global nuclear power market.
Speaking in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Mandelson outlined a package of announcements in Yorkshire and the northwest of England. The package includes a new Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) that will bring together university research and industrial expertise to develop manufacturing techniques and components that will meet the demand for new nuclear power plants. It will help a consortium of some 30-50 manufacturing companies gain accreditation to produce nuclear-quality components.
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