John Coughlan the CEO of TSP Engineering, part of the GMET group of companies, has announced that GMET Nuclear reactor ‘NuCell’ will be manufactured within TSPs manufacturing facility in Workington, Cumbria following completion of the GDA process.
This brings building of nuclear reactors home to Cumbria and bring design and manufacture of nuclear technologies back to Great Britain, making Great Britain the centre of making nuclear technologies in line with the recent governments aim to bring innovation back, making Great Britain once again a centre for innovative developments.
This announcement and manufacture of the NuCell reactor will enable Great Britain to enable its own energy supply and become a global leader with the first NuCell reactor units targeted to be manufactured by 2027, allowing TSP and Cumbria to be ahead of the rest of the world.
This announcement will secure and grow employment within Cumbria across all trades, engineering disciplines and support professions. This will be a further support to the nuclear supply chain locally and nationally offering a secure growth path for support businesses and services for decades to come.
“This announcement today that the ‘NuCell’ SMR will be manufactured at TSP in my constituency is fantastic news. As a supporter of industry and a strong advocate for new nuclear, I continue to fight hard to support and encourage investment in developments such as this.
We are fortunate to have a strong supply chain for the nuclear industry in the Workington constituency. Manufacturing and design of new nuclear in Cumbria will be another boost to our local skills base – and will help grow jobs and support innovation across the engineering sector in West Cumbria.
The nuclear industry has its roots firmly established here, and it is great to see that we are building on our strengths and leading the way in innovation."
Mark Jenkinson MP
