US/UK Civil Nuclear Action Plan signed

The US and UK governments have signed a civil Nuclear Energy Research and Development Action Plan.

On 13 September 2018, representatives from the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) met at the British Embassy in Washington, DC to sign the Action Plan, during a US-UK nuclear roundtable discussion.

The aim of the action plan is ensure nuclear energy’s contribution to both countries’ strategic energy resources, low carbon emissions targets, nonproliferation goals and nuclear energy safety.

Melissa Mann Executive Director, Strategic and Government Affairs, attended the roundtable discussion and signing ceremony on behalf of Urenco and said:

"The action plan demonstrates further international collaboration and cooperation between the US and UK Governments in respect to the nuclear industry.”

The action plan calls for working groups on the following areas: radioisotopes for use in space technologies; nuclear reactor technologies; advanced fuels; fuel cycle technologies; advanced modelling and simulation and enabling technologies.

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