Factsheets

Our Strategic Plan demonstrates strong commitment to our purpose 'Nuclear Science to Benefit Society' and the essential role of promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I). We delivered our strategic vision for technical excellence and social value, and achieved the National Equality Standard (NES) Accreditation at our first attempt in March 2021.

This year's Gender Pay Gap report covers the first year of our work addressing the NES's recommendations and focuses on our progress towards gender parity as this is the purpose of assessing these pay gaps. We accepted and are acting on the recommendations from NES. You can find out more by viewing the online version of the report at https://nnl.foleon.com/nnl/gpgr22/ or click on the link below to download a pdf version.

As society begins to take action against the environmental crisis our planet faces, it is impossible to overestimate the scale of the challenge ahead for the UK in reaching net zero by 2050.

Nuclear is already one of the largest and most reliable low-carbon energy sources in the UK; it provides nearly a fifth of our overall electricity needs and two-fifths of our clean electricity. Without nuclear, the UK will not meet its net zero goals on time.

By using existing technologies, the UK can already produce low-carbon, nuclear-enabled hydrogen but we can innovate further to deliver clean hydrogen at scale and at a competitive price. Download this short guide to find out more. 

This factsheet introduces our business, explaining who we are, what we do and how we work.