A national organisation set up in partnership with the UK government and nuclear sector organisations is succeeding in attracting the critical workers needed for the country to meet its ambitious nuclear rollout plans, but has warned that the workforce will need to grow “considerably”.

Destination Nuclear was launched by the government’s National Skills Task Force in partnership with industry and educational institutions to drive recruitment in the nuclear sector.

Lynne Matthews, former programme lead at Destination Nuclear who was seconded to the organisation from France-based state power utility and nuclear plant operator EDF, told NucNet that collaboration is taking place at a national level to start to address the UK’s growing need for nuclear workers.