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Unlimited opportunities in the East of England
Unlimited opportunities in the East of England
NUCLEAR
NEW NUCLEAR
FROM THE CLEAN
ENERGY COAST
WELLS
CROMER
BACTON
KINGS LYNN
GT YARMOUTH
NORWICH
LOWESTOFT
DISS
SIZEWELL
BURY ST EDMUNDS
CAMBRIDGE
IPSWICH
FELIXSTOWE &
HARWICH
FREEPORT EAST
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BRADWELL
Nuclear power has been a key part of the
energy sector in our region since construction
of Sizewell A on the Suffolk coast began in
April 1961. Sixty years later, Sizewell B is
still operational and EDF Energy is seeking
planning consent for Sizewell C. The Sizewell C
Consortium of more than 200 companies, as
well as several trade unions, wholeheartedly
supports that proposal and is urging the UK
Government to give it the go-ahead.
BATTERY
STORAGE
the local economy every year, and an extraBIOENERGY
£30 million in an outage year, when the
workforce can grow by an extra 1,000 people.
Thanks to their talent and dedication, Sizewell
GAS
B generates enough low carbon electricity each
FIELD
year to power 2.2 million homes, around 3% of
the UK’s total energy demand.
GAS
TERMINAL
£4.5 BN
GAS FIRED
POWER STATION
SZC VALUE TO
REGION
The UK will need a mix of clean energy
generation to achieve its target of Net Zero
by 2050. That’s why nuclear power, which
generates up to 20% of the UK’s electricity
every day regardless of the weather, is
strategically important to the nation’s energy
supply. The Sizewell site could generate secure,
reliable, low-carbon electricity and support
thousands of well paid jobs across the supply
chain for decades to come.
1500
Sizewell B, which celebrated 25 years of
operations in 2020, already employs around
520 people full time and a further 250 full-time
contractors. This brings around £40 million into
900
NUCLEAR
POWER STATION
APPRENTICESHIPS
ENABLED
PORT
73,000
JOBS DURING SZCSOLAR
CONSTRUCTION FARM
SZC OPERATIONAL
WIND
FARM
JOBS
SEIZE THE SIZEWELL SUPPLY
CHAIN OPPORTUNITY
The construction and operation of Sizewell
C will deliver significant economic, social
and environmental benefits, not just to the
region but also to the country. EDF Energy
has already committed to investing in local
employment, skills and education and aims
to spend up to 70% of the construction value
in the UK. A recent report by Ernst & Young,
commissioned by the Sizewell C Consortium
found this will support around 73,000 jobs
including 35,000 in Suffolk, and more than
2,500 businesses across the UK during the
10-12 year construction phase.
EDF Energy will enable the creation of
around 1,500 apprenticeship opportunities
on the construction site. It will also support
additional apprenticeships across Suffolk
and Norfolk by transferring part of its
Apprenticeship Levy to local SMEs (using a
scheme run by the New Anglia LEP). Once
Sizewell C is completed, the company will
employ 900 people in permanent operational
jobs to run the power station.
West Suffolk College is a National College for
Nuclear approved provider and the region’s
flagship National Skills Academy Nuclear
(NSAN) accredited provider, it is ideally placed
to spearhead the nuclear skills supply chain
bringing nationally recognised qualifications
and economic opportunities to local people.
The National College for Nuclear recognise
the importance of West Suffolk College’s local
knowledge and experience in delivering the
skills needed to support employers.
The local business community is already
supporting this project and is prepared to
take full advantage of the opportunity as
soon as it gets the go-ahead. More than
1,000 businesses from Suffolk and Norfolk,
and a further 318 from the wider East of
England region, have already registered their
interest on the Sizewell C Supply Chain Portal.
A number will form part of the permanent
outage team that the project requires.
All this activity is set to deliver a boost to the
local economy of around £125 million a year
during the core construction phase. Ongoing
operations are then expected to generate
a further £40 million a year for 60 years.
Overall, EDF Energy estimates it will invest
up to £4.5 billion in the East of England over
Sizewell C’s lifetime.
NUCLEAR POWER
GENERATES SOME
20% OF THE UK’S
ELECTRICITY EVERYDAY
REGARDLESS OF THE
WEATHER.
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