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UK nuclear sector marks 70 years with record 102,600 jobs

By Anthony at GridteamAI

The Nuclear Industry Association says the UK civil nuclear sector now employs a record 102,606 people, 70 years after Calder Hall opened as the world's first full-scale commercial nuclear power station. The association says the fleet has generated 3,224 terawatt hours of electricity and avoided an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon emissions, and has contributed over £100 billion to the UK economy. It points to Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C, Project Gwynedd and the Advanced Nuclear Framework as the basis for the sector's next phase of growth.