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Warrington to host global nuclear business forum

The world’s nuclear industry experts will converge on Warrington for Nuclear UK, a major event in the International Festival for Business (IFB) 2014 calendar.

The IFB is the largest global concentration of business events during 2014, running across seven weeks in June and July and attracting business delegates and trade intermediaries from around the globe.

Set to be one of the IFB’s foremost events, Nuclear UK is a strategic leadership forum aiming to promote ideas and innovations to drive development within the nuclear industry. Warrington can lay clain to being the birthplace of the UK’s nuclear industry, and is currently the location of world-class nuclear engineering, research, training and project delivery expertise.

Steve Park, managing director of Warrington and Co., the town’s partnership for economic growth, said: “That the nuclear sector has chosen to stage this prestigious event in Warrington underlines the town’s significance within the international nuclear community.

“The UK’s position at the forefront of a global nuclear renaissance is underpinned by our heritage, experience and knowledge of the nuclear industry, built over decades right here in Warrington.”

Nuclear UK will be held at the Park Royal Hotel in Stretton on June 25 and confirmed keynote speakers include respected and experienced nuclear experts:

· John Clarke, CEO of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)

· Stuart Crooks, MD Generation, EDF Energy

· Robert Zadora, Executive Director, NuGen

· Lord Hutton, Chairman of NIA

· Tom Jones, Vice President Clean Energy Europe AMEC

· Mike Tynan, Chief Executive of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC)

· Dave Unsworth, Managing Director Westinghouse UK

· Paul Howarth, Chief Executive NNL

· Jean Llewellyn OBE, Chief Executive NSA Nuclear

Britain’s Energy Coast is Nuclear UK’s headline sponsor.

Luke Dicicco, Head of Communications & Inward Investment said: “The UK is a world-leader in the nuclear industry and, having been the early pioneer, is now embarking on a renaissance which holds huge economic opportunities.

“West Cumbria, as home to the Sellafield site and a vibrant cluster of multi-nationals and innovative SMEs, has an important role to play in delivering UK and global aspirations.

“That’s why Britain’s Energy Coast as a supporter of businesses and flag-waver for West Cumbria is proud to be involved Nuclear UK – the regional and national showcase for nuclear within the International Festival of Business.”

The event is, so far, sponsored by EDF Energy, National Nuclear Laboratory, Westinghouse and AMEC. Other event supporters include: Warrington and Co., Marketing Cheshire, Nuclear Industry Association, CBI, the National Skills Academy for Nuclear, Nuclear AMRC and the Nuclear Forum.

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