The NFF seeks to preserve the UK’s front-end nuclear fuel cycle capability by providing up to £75 million in grants - in an effort to reach 24GW by 2050.
Send us responses to any of the following (and any other comments) and we can make sure your views are submitted. Please send all comments to rebecca.groundwater@the-eic.com.
Understanding the problem
What is the current outlook (risks and opportunities) for the UK front-end nuclear fuel cycle capability, across domestic and export markets? Are there any particularly fragile or strategically significant capabilities or skills?
What gaps/barriers exist that may prevent these opportunities being realised? Are there activities/needs with known bottlenecks, or gaps in capacity and capability, or other economic or commercial challenges?
What investment or action is needed to realise opportunities?
What evidence, and data, is there to support your views? What evidence gaps exist?
Possible Projects
What project(s) could be undertaken to 31st March 2025 to most effectively preserve and develop the UK capability, and why?
Please provide a high-level overview of your proposed project(s), up to 750 words plus supporting diagrams/tables per project as needed, to include:
- The nature of the project (Development or Deployment) and if it would be considered an innovation or a capital programme
- The total estimated funding requirement, by year and by phase/activity (with details of what proportion would be sought from the NFF and how the balance would be funded). What, if any, non-financial support would also be sought?
- What could the project(s) deliver by 31/3/25, and beyond? What would be needed beyond 2025 to realise the benefits?
- What ‘additionality’ could be unlocked by NFF funding (including co-investment), and what would be the UK impact?
- If proposing several projects ideas, how would you prioritise them?
- Do you expect the project to support, disadvantage, or have no impact on a) eliminating discrimination, harassment and victimisation; b) advancing equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not; and, c) fostering good relations, particularly in relation to those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not? Please provide a brief narrative response to explain your view. Please note that this information is sought to support policy development and will not be scored or evaluated.
Nuclear Fuel Fund design and delivery approach
Do you have any feedback on the outline design and delivery approach outlined in this RFI document (scope, design approach, timeline, eligibility and evaluation criteria)?
You can read more here:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1091005/nuclear-fuel-fund-request-for-information.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-fuel-fund-nff