• It provides services to Europe and East Asia and it is expected that decommissioning and domestic clean-up will be in international demand.
• 22% of the electricity for the UK market is provided by the nuclear industry.  Customer demand for energy is expected to rise while nuclear capacity is declining.
• There is a potential extension of the life for some nuclear facilities.
• Nuclear energy is increasingly becoming seen as a reliable source of energy for the future.
• It is focused on developing new technologies for enhancing safety, for effective waste disposal and for cleaning-up and decommissioning.
• A future challenge for the industry is effective transition from operating to decommissioning activities.

Source: Cogent Sector Skill Needs Assessment 2006