National Nuclear Laboratory
The National Nuclear Laboratory (informally NNL, formerly Nexia Solutions) is a UK government owned and operated nuclear services technology provider covering the whole of the nuclear fuel cycle. It is fully customer-funded and operates at six locations in the United Kingdom. Its customers have included the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd, Westinghouse, the Health and Safety Executive, the Ministry of Defence, the UK Atomic Energy Authority, VT Nuclear and British Energy. It also has links with academia, including collaborative agreements on waste immobilisation and disposal with the University of Sheffield and on nuclear materials research with the University of Manchester.
| Company type | State-owned limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Nuclear services and technology |
| Predecessor | Nexia Solutions |
| Founded | 23 July 2008 |
| Headquarters | Central Laboratory, Sellafield, Cumbria, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | Central Laboratory Windscale Laboratory Workington Laboratory Preston Laboratory Chadwick House Culham Centre for Fusion Energy Stonehouse |
Key people | Prof. Paul Howarth (managing director) |
| Owner | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
Number of employees | approx 800 |
| Divisions | Waste Management and Decommissioning Fuel Cycle Solutions Reactor Operations Support |
| Website | www |
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