West Cumbria is the UK’s most important location for energy-related advanced engineering and home to 36% of the UK’s civil nuclear activity based at Sellafield.

Cumbria’s coastline has some major assets and internationally competitive expertise and skills in a range of energy related activities, including environmental remediation, engineering and nuclear decommissioning.

The Nuclear Opportunities Team was established in December 2003, our aim is to establish West Cumbria as an internationally renowned location for nuclear decommissioning and expertise and maximise all the related development opportunities.

We work to ensure effective co-ordination between key regeneration partners, including the NWDA, the nuclear industry and the public and private sector in order to build positive relationships and maximise the opportunities arising from decommissioning work at Sellafield and the location of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in West Cumbria.

Much of the work of the Nuclear Opportunities Team has provided the groundwork or supported the development of key projects in Britain’s Energy Coast TM programme.