Establish a nuclear digital strategy to accelerate take up of digital technologies
Establish nuclear digital programme
Establish a jointly funded Government-Industry nuclear digital programme to systematically develop and deploy digital innovation in areas such as data-centric engineering, machine learning, and AI within the sector.
This should provide a structured approach to develop and capture the considerable benefits of digital technologies as tools for experts that deliver nuclear programmes, enabling the radical reset this report calls for.
Government Response: Nuclear digital programme and university network
The Government is establishing a nuclear digital programme focused on AI and digital technologies, alongside a university network for nuclear safety and regulation research. The Nuclear Skills Plan will emphasise digital skills during 2026, with doctoral training, post-doctoral research, and upskilling programmes being developed. This is a comprehensive response that matches the Taskforce's vision of a jointly funded Government-Industry programme, and the university network adds an academic research dimension not explicitly in the original recommendation.
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Taskforce target: September 2026
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