UK nuclear energy centre secures funding

A new Centre for Nuclear Energy Technology (C-NET) that will help develop nuclear industry professionals and support nuclear R&D has secured a share of a major UK government funding initiative.

The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has now committed £4.4 million ($6.8 million) to the project, a small percentage of a £64.4 million ($99.4 million) package of new regional investment across the UK announced amid much fanfare by UK business secretary Peter Mandelson. Indeed, the NWDA investment is the second smallest in the list of regional investments announced by Mandelson, which includes such diverse projects as a scheme to help companies reduce their energy use, urban regeneration initiatives and funding for specific industrial installations.

C-NET is located at the University of Manchester, which is also investing £3.5 million ($5.4 million) in the scheme, and aims to increase the capability of the university sector to collaborate with industry as well as supporting industrial R&D in the reactor technology market through collaborative international research, education and skills development.

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