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Nuclear Power: Employment

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 12 September 2025UIN 75315

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs there are within the civil nuclear sector.

Answered by Michael Shanks

DESNZ do not produce their own figures on the number of jobs within the civil nuclear sector. Cogent Skills, who published their industry-led 2024 Nuclear Workforce Assessment, estimated that the civil nuclear sector supported over 51,000 jobs in 2024.

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