THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT North Wales Nuclear

THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT North Wales Nuclear Arc NUC LEAR A R C "Through our Team Wales approach we’ll provide comprehensive support to companies moving here to support nuclear development. This underpins our commitment to delivering low carbon energy throughout Wales and enhancing our supply of highly skilled jobs." Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Transport

Cover image © Rory Trappe THIS IS WALES WELCOME

As the UK further embraces nuclear economic potential of ‘The UK’s energy, north Wales offers wide Nuclear Future’ within the Industrial ranging opportunities for your Strategy. business. These include supply chain I believe that north Wales offers your opportunities within the development business an excellent location to of new nuclear generation at Horizon’s service the UK’s growing nuclear Wylfa Newydd, decommissioning of sector and I and Team Wales look existing assets and potential future forward to working with you to Small Modular Reactor (SMR) achieve success. developments. We have a long history of delivering safe nuclear energy to the rest of the UK. This has resulted in companies such as Magnox, Mott MacDonald and James Fisher Nuclear all operating in north Wales and servicing the wider nuclear sector. North Wales is aligned with the UK’s nuclear hub in the north of England and internationally via the 3 international airports at Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham. We are Ken Skates working in partnership with UK Cabinet Secretary for Economy Government to maximise the & Transport 1 THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc

Key • AGR power station • Magnox power station • Fuel plant • PWR power station • Decommissioning reactor • Fusion research • New site • Enterprise Zones THIS IS NUCLEAR ENERGY

We have a clear ambition in Wales, projects. Energy and environment to create a sustainable, low carbon related projects play an important future. part of this mix; with over 230 planned projects with an associated spend of Wales is situated on the western edge £285 billion. of the United Kingdom, and has a population of 3 million with direct Wales is working in partnership with access to over 60 million people UK Government in delivering its within the rest of the UK. Crucially, we Industrial Strategy 'The UK's Nuclear have access to a supportive devolved Future'. government, which has the ability to Aligned with the UK NIP, we are make things happen quickly. working to deliver our North Wales The UK’s National Infrastructure Plan Growth bid which will include major (NIP) for 2016-21 highlights over projects covering transport, skills, £500 billion of planned public and business innovation and R&D. private investments within 728 3 THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc

UK NUCLEAR SECTOR

The future of nuclear energy in many countries is a matter of review and debate but here in the UK, support for new investment is strong. The UK’s Industrial Sector Strategy will be a key driver for growth, and Wales is working closely with UK Government to deliver maximum economic benefit for the nuclear sector. The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) estimates that the civil nuclear sector already provides high quality employment to over 65,000 people throughout the UK supply chain. To build on this, UK Government selected 8 initial sites across the country to develop a new fleet of nuclear powered generation facilities, one of which is in north west Wales, which is anticipated to grow the sector by a further 25,000 people when the planned investments come on-stream. Within the UK, north Wales and the north of England’s Northern Powerhouse form the nucleus of the

4 nuclear industry. The region provides an end-to-end solution for the sector from intellectual resources via our world renowned academic infrastructure and R&D centres, alongside our environmental engineering and construction capability, through to our long term experience of generating safe nuclear power. As the UK is already home to a variety of nuclear projects, we are creating opportunities across all stages of the power generation lifecycle including EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C which is the first of the new projects to agree a strike price with UK Government, and have begun construction of their two UK-EPR nuclear reactors in the south west of England with an projected net generation of 3.2 GW. This, in tandem with other planned energy infrastructure projects will underpin the UK’s energy security for decades to come. © Rory Trappe

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NORTH WALES

As previously highlighted, North Wales There are around 1,200 people is an integral part of the UK’s nuclear currently employed within the civil jigsaw and is seamlessly positioned nuclear sector in north Wales and we alongside the Northern Powerhouse have an extensive track record of to provide access to the core of the delivering safe nuclear energy from country’s highly skilled professionals our sites in Wylfa and Trawsfynydd. and capability. The ‘lead and learn’ principles applied to decommissioning at Trawsfynydd A recently successful proposal by have already been, and continue to be Bangor University entitled the North extended to the other plants within West Nuclear Arc (an area from the Magnox portfolio across the UK. Sellafield to Trawsfynydd) has been Hitachi is investing in a major new selected to go forward in the 3rd plant at Wylfa on Anglesey in north round of the Science and Innovation Wales, to be operated by Horizon Audits programme – this audit will add Nuclear Power. The new £10 billion value to our vision around developing plant – Wylfa Newydd – is the first of a nuclear arc of activity around the two planned by Hitachi, the second at eastern side of the Irish Sea and Oldbury-on-Severn, just across the should help identify areas of sector Welsh border in Gloucestershire. strength and opportunity across the Arc, including north Wales. We have identified the following as From new-build to decommissioning, being key future opportunities within suppliers are beginning to bid for a the sector: diverse range of short and long term —Ongoing decommissioning across contracts on new build projects, and the UK fleet operational support for operating —New build plant and waste and decommissioning support across decommissioned sites. —Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). —Additional infrastructure investment projects covering energy, environment and transport. 6 Einburgh Glasgow M8

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Horizon Nuclear Power’s £10 billion —A power station, including two Wylfa Newydd project in north west nuclear reactors with a minimum Wales will have a net capacity of generating capacity of 2.7 GW; 2.7 GW and Horizon estimates that the —A Marine Off-Loading Facility facility will employ 850 people when (MOLF); operational, and up to 8,000 people —Cooling water intake and outfall during the construction process which structure; will continue until the mid 2020s. —Electricity transmission Progress is being made with all of its infrastructure; regulatory requirements – Horizon —Other associated buildings, such has recently submitted its application as administration offices, park and for a Nuclear Site License, the ride facilities, temporary worker Development Consent Order accommodation, and at least one application will be submitted in the logistics centre; near future and the Generic Design —Interim waste and spent-fuel storage Assessment process is also due to facilities; complete before the end of 2017. —Access roads; and Horizon has also appointed a joint venture – Menter Newydd (which is a —Measures and initiatives to manage partnership between Hitachi Nuclear any impacts during the construction Energy Europe, Bechtel Management and operation of a new power Company and JGC Corporation UK) station. – to manage the construction process. Investment opportunities are wide ranging and encompass: 9 THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc

Wales has a rich nuclear heritage Defuelling is progressing well at extending back over 50 years to the Wylfa with an expectation that opening of the Trawsfynydd magnox- decommissioning will reach the fuelled station in 1965. Both the care and maintenance stage by the Trawsfynydd and Wylfa sites have mid to late 2020s. now closed and are in the process of Significant experience has been being decommissioned. gained by companies from Wales in the decommissioning of the The Trawsfynydd station, located on a Trawsfynydd plant and more widely 15.4 hectare site on an inland lake in across the UK and globally. These Snowdonia National Park is unique in companies have been involved in a being the only inland, lake cooled, civil number of complex and testing Magnox nuclear station (2 x 235 MW projects, more often than not, reactors) in the UK. It generated working with a number of large, global 69 TWh of electricity over its 26 years Tier 2 decommissioning contractors of generation and permanently shut – e.g. Nuvia, Doosan Babcock. down in 1993. Decommissioning has Experience has been gained in helping been ongoing since 1995 and the to address a wide variety of challenges station is expected to reach the including sludge and resin retrieval care and maintenance stage by and removal, fuel element debris the late 2020s. retrieval and the development of Wylfa, which is located on the north storage facilities for Intermediate coast of the Isle of Anglesey, was Level Waste. commissioned in 1971 and was the Your local workforce here includes last and largest of the magnox stations technically skilled professionals, with to be built (980 MWe). The station, Trawsfynydd able to access a highly which was the last generating magnox skilled and experienced workforce reactor in the UK, was shut down on and is within easy reach of a 30 December 2015 after 44 years of substantial advanced manufacturing successful and safe operation. hub across north Wales. 11 THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc

The Company has achieved a wide ancillary lifting equipment for the range of accreditations to support their Secondary Dry Store Cell Intermediate growth including ISO 9001-15 and BS Level Waste Recovery Project at EN 1090 Welding fabrication of steel Wylfa. The project commenced in structures to execution Class 3. 2015 and was completed in the Autumn of 2017. Alongside this, they have also invested As part of the process, Magnox in their workforce, as their entire site personnel performed an extensive personnel hold full CTC Security 6 month on-site trial using the remote clearances and are Radiologically handling crane. On completion, the Classified Workers. crane was dismantled and transported The Company has worked throughout to Wylfa. Mona Lifting then managed the UK on various nuclear sites the challenging installation process including Berkeley, Oldbury, Sellafield, which included all crane components Wylfa and Trawsfynydd. being lifted 23m and passed through Over the past several years, they have a floor opening of only 2m x 1.5m. worked closely with Magnox on a variety of sites in Wales including Trawsfynydd and Wylfa. Mona Lifting has completed a number of complex projects including the design, manufacture and installation of a remote handling crane complete with 13 THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc

MENAI SCIENCE PARK

Menai Science Park Ltd (M-SParc) is has a legacy expectancy of up to a wholly owned subsidiary of Bangor 50 years. The Welsh Government has University, is developing a Science the opportunity to collaborate with UK Park on Anglesey to drive growth in Government to deliver the project as knowledge based science. part of the UK’s new nuclear research programme. Work on what will be Wales’ first UK Government has awarded dedicated Science Park is underway contracts for the first phase covering and will become operational by the initial technical and research scoping Spring 2018. and technical requirements of the The UK National Nuclear Thermal Facility and, subject to a satisfactory Hydraulic Facility at Menai Science outcome, the project will move to the Park on Anglesey, is a proposal to design phase. It is intended that bring a £50 million major research construction could start in mid 2019. and testing facility to North Wales that 14 © M-SParc THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc BUSINESS SUPPORT

Introducing Enterprise Zones (EZ) – Some of the highest levels of grant whatever your business, north Wales aid in the UK from Welsh, UK and has an Enterprise Zone which will help European sources (for Zones located you flourish. in Tier 1 Areas) – terms and conditions apply. Whether you want to launch or grow your business, we’ve concentrated the best possible conditions for you to do just that in the 3 distinct Enterprise Zones across north Wales.

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ANGLESEY

With Tier 1 Area status ensuring some The workforce here is not just of the UK’s highest levels of financial experienced and loyal but has strong support, whatever your space skills and particular strengths in requirements, the Zone has ten, wide engineering and construction, playing ranging, well-connected sites at its part in Welsh productivity levels various stages of development. that are higher than the UK average. Join us here and your business could be met with opportunities to work alongside our major low carbon energy providers as part of the growing supply chain for major low carbon energy projects, both current and pipeline. 18

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At Deeside Enterprise Zone we You can expect a highly skilled talent have the highest concentration of pool born into a manufacturing manufacturing jobs in the UK. More tradition and developed through of our people work in manufacturing constantly evolving productive than in any other field. environments. And you can choose among a working population of over The zone is 2,000 hectares two million living within a 30 minute (4,942 acres), and you’ll see a real commute. diversity of sectors – from aerospace Birkenhead and Liverpool's docks and and automotive to electronics and airport and Manchester Airport can all pharmaceuticals to construction, food be reached in 35 minutes. The Port of and sustainable energy. The one thing Mostyn is also half-an-hour away, and they all have in common is highly it’s just over an hour to the Port of skilled, contemporary manufacturing. Holyhead. 21 THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc

SNOWDONIA

At the heart of the Snowdonia Also, proposals are being brought National Park, this EZ offers an forward under the UK's Industrial unique site which provides an ideal Strategy's Nuclear Sector deal which environment for the growth of your include the consideration of the nuclear related business. sector's equipment qualification (EQ) requirements for its new build The EZ has Tier 1 Area status ensuring programme. The Nuclear Advanced some of the UK’s highest levels of Manufacturing Research Centre financial support are available here. (NAMRC) along with Rolls-Royce, You’ll find exceptional infrastructure Lloyd’s Register, Assystem and at Trawsfynydd, our 50 hectare Arexis are involved. Should they (123 acre) site around the former conclude that a purpose-built EQ nuclear power station which offers centre is required, north Wales and first-of-its- kind Small Modular Reactor Trawsfynydd in particular could (SMR) development potential. The site be an ideal location. isn’t just home to one of Wales’ largest To underscore this potential, lakes – a natural, low-cost source of Trawsfynydd benefits from a cooling – but also has a direct technically skilled professional connection to the National Grid. workforce who will become Trawsfynydd is one of the preferred available as the nuclear plant is sites to develop the UK's proposed decommissioned. SMR programme. 22

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North Wales has strategically located The Port has also developed a ports which provide valuable supply comprehensive supply chain chain and deployment support for infrastructure to support the projects, energy projects. which could provide significant input into the proposed energy Ports in north Wales have reacted developments along the north Wales positively to maximise the market and north west of England coastline. potential of energy and infrastructure projects. A prime example would be Holyhead Port is strategically located the Port of Mostyn that have made to support energy projects in north considerable capital investments and Wales including the nuclear sector acted as a logistics hub to support the and has actively worked alongside offshore wind energy sector which companies to develop solutions. The has enabled them to become RWE Port has recently completed a master Innogy's preferred partner to service planning exercise which incorporated their three offshore wind farms in a nuclear development option. north Wales. Aligned alongside our two north They also work closely with Airbus to Wales port facilities, we also have transport their A380 wings, and to speedy access to Cammell Laird at handle these shipments, a purpose- Birkenhead. The Port has considerable built low aircraft river craft and expertise within military ship refit, dedicated terminals and berths have commercial ship repair, upgrade and been constructed at the Port and at conversion and shipbuilding and is Broughton. After discharge at Mostyn developing a capability for building the wings are stored until they are modules which can be transported to loaded onto a sea-going Roll-on–Roll sites elsewhere in the UK. off vessel. 25 THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc

SUPPLY CHAIN

Alongside our ports, our As a practical step to support the manufacturing and service base is supply chain, the Welsh Nuclear striving to meet the industry’s need for Forum was established in 2016 to:- world class products and services. —further understanding of how the Welsh Government is supporting wider nuclear agenda is evolving, Welsh companies through the —to provide a platform from which to Nuclear AMRC's Fit For Nuclear (F4N) build Welsh business capabilities, programme which is a unique service through sharing information, that assists supply chain companies market intelligence get ready to bid for contracts within —identify potential areas for the nuclear industry. collaborative effort As part of the service F4N lets The Forum is now engaging regularly companies measure their operations with over 100 companies and will against the standards required to eventually provide T1/2 contractors supply the nuclear industry – with a one-stop shop to the Welsh in new build, operations and supply chain. decommissioning – and identify the next steps to close any gaps. Wales offers a cradle-to-grave service solution including a thriving services Companies such as Flamgard, Lloyd sector ranging from Eversheds LLP Morris Electrical, AlMet and Mona and Hugh James solicitors, Lifting in Wales have all received or environmental and engineering are working towards their F4N status. companies such as ARUP and Over 20 companies have either Mott MacDonald plus all the main achieved or are working towards construction contractors including F4N status while funding is place Balfour Beatty and Kier Construction. to support a further cohort of 50 companies in 2017/18. 26

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ACADEMIC EXPERTISE

Leading edge nuclear R&D programmes are underway in north Wales, addressing key industry issues including technology, training, supply chains, production and economics. Bangor University is a prime example. With both nuclear decommissioning and new-build projects on its doorstep, the University is building a world leading capability in nuclear engineering which will be the hub of a global network. With a focus on existing and emerging technologies in the nuclear sector including Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR), Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) and Small Modular Reactor (SMR), Bangor University will become a leading centre of expertise. Already, Bangor University and Imperial College London, with Hitachi-GE providing technical expertise and support, have established a joint “BWR Research Hub and Network”. This BWR Research Hub and Network brings together the UK research base with Hitachi Nuclear researchers to help develop future generations of Boiling Water Reactor technology. 28 At a broader level, Bangor University is also developing a number of highly ambitious projects in the wider energy sector with a focus on sustainable and secure energy supplies for the future. Professor David Shepherd, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Bangor University said: “Together, these initiatives will establish north Wales as a global centre of expertise, and help develop a new generation of scientists and engineers to tackle the urgent need for energy security around the world.” Alongside our higher academic programmes Wales is working with Horizon Nuclear Power to provide 3 year technical apprenticeship opportunities via Coleg Menai in north west Wales. Group Llandrillo Menai who is National Skills Academy for Nuclear’s accredited local provider for delivering the Triple Bar qualification, which focuses on the basic principles of nuclear generation, health and safety and ‘human behaviours’, is an essential basic requirement for working on existing nuclear sites and allows the holder to access and work un-supervised on a nuclear facility. Glyndŵr University in north Wales is a recognised training provider and is an HE Associate Member of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear. 29 THIS IS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | North Wales Nuclear Arc

SUPPORT NETWORK

Join us in Wales and your business —The private sector promote their could work with a number of support major contracts and develop their bodies. supply chain in Wales. Our newly formed, industry led Wales —Public sector buyers to advertise Nuclear Forum has 100 plus members and manage tender opportunities. who are actively working towards —Businesses promote their services. supply chain collaboration and —Businesses find contract solution provision to the nuclear opportunities. industry. Further details can be found at Construction Futures Wales is a joint www.sell2wales.gov.wales initiative between the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and BRE Wales is a multidisciplinary Welsh Government which offers team providing sustainable building support to Wales based construction consultancy and research. businesses to grow and improve. Construction firms consult with BRE on diverse matters including The Sell2Wales website is an refurbishment, renewable energy, information source and procurement site waste management and thermal portal set up by the Welsh modelling. Government which aims to help: 30

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WHAT NEXT?

The opportunities for your sector in Find out what Wales can do for Wales are many and varied – so let’s your business: talk. Call one of our team to find out more about what Wales can do for UK— your business. +44 (0) 3000 6 03000 tradeandinvest.wales

The Welsh Government has identified a number of distinct but interweaved opportunities supporting the future development of the sector including:

—New build. —Research & Development. —Ongoing decommissioning across the UK fleet. —Planned infrastructure investment projects covering energy, environment and transport. —Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Wales is entering an exciting era in the development of nuclear power – and businesses from the UK and overseas are invited to play a part.

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