Our Impact

A UK programme with a lasting value 

AFCP is more than an innovation programme. We are accelerating the UK’s achievement of its ambitious Net Zero targets whilst investing in the skills, structures and relationships needed to sustain global low-carbon momentum.

Sustainability is at the heart of AFCP, but this concept has application beyond Net Zero itself. Through investing in the skills, science, engagement and economy of tomorrow, AFCP is future-proofing the UK’s clean energy transition to remain sustainable in all senses of the word.

Centring our sustainable ambition are AFCP’s four strategic objectives:

Capability – Investing in the talent of today to support the energy demands of tomorrow

Capacity – Leveraging world-class facilities to pioneer word-leading science and innovation

Cost reduction – Innovating toward an affordable, reliable clean energy landscape with near-term economic benefits

Collaboration – Bridging, supporting and uniting the highest calibre of experts across the globe

Explore the full areas of impact that exemplify these four objectives below.

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Net zero roadmaps

With a focus on sustainable fuel cycle development, AFCP is creating future roadmaps to enable the UK to navigate a new clean energy landscape.

Innovation

Through cross-sector collaboration, our work underpins what’s next in nuclear fuel cycle innovation. Our aim is to reimagine science and technology while nurturing new ideas.

People and skills

Through uniting industry leaders and experts with the next generation of nuclear innovators, AFCP supports the skills needed to solve energy challenges of tomorrow.

World-class facilities

Connecting top capability across the UK, AFCP is constructing the key infrastructure needed to deliver secure, low-carbon energy across global markets.

Supply chain and economy

Bridging industry and academia through national laboratory leadership, AFCP combines commercial delivery with leading science to deliver innovation and economic impact worldwide.

Engagement

AFCP’s collaborative model enables unparalleled engagement and information exchange, generating new relationships and sparking new conversations across the nuclear sector.

A united mission

Net Zero is too big a challenge to summit alone. AFCP unites and empowers nuclear industry, UK decision makers and our wider global network toward a shared low-carbon ambition.

International initiative

Securing a sustainable future is a global endeavour. Working worldwide, AFCP is elevating the UK within the collective low-carbon conversation while ensuring fuel cycle innovation has international potential.

Case Studies

AFCP is more than an innovation programme. We are accelerating the UK’s achievement of its ambitious Net Zero targets whilst investing in the skills, structures and relationships needed to sustain global low-carbon momentum.

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Securing SME space in future markets

Through close collaboration with NNL and Westinghouse, SME Teer Coatings Ltd is developing novel coating machinery to support future fuel
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Informing UK development through trusted expertise

At Jacobs, AFCP is securing employee development while safeguarding the deployment of future reactors. Aidan Cole-Baker, Managing Consultant for Materials
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Offering opportunity for the future fuel cycle workforce

AFCP is positioning partners across the UK to influence national nuclear ambition. David Hughes, Head of Advisory at DBD, summarises
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Reviving sustainable solutions for long-term success

Net Zero is mobilising businesses to centre sustainability at the forefront of advanced fuel concepts. Sebastian Lawson, Research Manager at
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Supporting innovative nuclear newcomers

AFCP is connecting clean energy innovators across the UK to unlock new opportunities. SME Lucideon is translating its novel flash
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Accelerating technology scale-up to address emerging energy needs

Through AFCP, SME C-Tech Innovation has partnered with the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) to develop advanced decontamination methods for existing
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Collaboration is at the root of success

AFCP is connecting expertise across the nation. Paul Bingham, Professor of Glasses and Ceramics at Sheffield Hallam University, summarises how
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