The UK’s civil nuclear sector directly contributed £6.1bn (€6.8bn, $7.5bn) to the economy in 2021 and its 64,000 employees are part of the most productive workforce in the country, according to a report

The Delivering Value report, compiled by Oxford Economics and commissioned by the London-based Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), shows this economic impact increased to £16.1bn and 211,500 jobs when the sector’s spend on associated goods and services and the wage spend by employees is taken into account.

Each nuclear sector employee contributed an average of £102,300 in gross value added to the economy, almost twice as high as the average UK worker, reflecting the highly skilled nature of the workforce.