Nuclear new build provides major opportunities for the nuclear supply chain and skilled workforce across the UK. However, the scale of the nuclear new build ambitions, coupled with increasing demand throughout the nuclear fuel cycle and high average age of the existing SQEP (Suitably Qualified and Experienced Person) workforce, has heightened concerns of a wider skills gap. The increasing effects of the skills gap are being seen across the industry with major site licensees reporting up to 80% of their workforce reaching retirement age over the next five years.
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