Professional Services

The UK nuclear industry is a major exporter of technology and skills and UK companies often work in close collaboration with international companies on projects around the world.  

Thanks to the UK’s early experience and long-term strengths in the nuclear fuel cycle, operational support, waste management and decommissioning, UK companies are playing an increasingly important role as owner, operator, engineer, consultant, contractor, supplier and investor in the global nuclear energy industry.  UK contractors, management and engineering consultancies and legal firms are now helping to establish the institutional and technical framework for countries embarking on civil nuclear programmes.

The UK has a particularly strong tradition in professional advisory services, developed over many years.  The three main areas are financial (advice on issues such as project feasibility and returns, capital structures, sources of funds, taxation and insurance), technical (advice on engineering, management, IT, resources, environment, planning and markets) and legal (advice on drafting and revising laws, licences and industry codes, which define the foundation of a jurisdiction’s regulatory framework, as well as commercial advice on restructurings and acquisitions). 

Many UK advisors have a thriving export business and are world leaders in their field. Prominent UK players in this field of activity include Mott MacDonald (management, engineering and development consultancy), CMS Cameron McKenna (legal advice on regulation, mergers and acquisitions) and Halcrow (planning, design and management services for infrastructure development).

 

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