원자력 혁신 프로그램의 영향 개요(2016~2022) (Overview of Impact of the Nuclear Innovation Programme (2016 – 2022))
본 보고서는 2016년부터 2022년까지 기업에너지산업전략부가 자금을 지원하는 원자력 혁신 프로그램의 영향을 평가하여 서술하고 있습니다.
The Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board (NIRAB) has assessed the impact of the Nuclear Innovation Programme (NIP), funded by the department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) between 2016 and 2022. The assessment has considered whether the NIP has changed the research landscape and the extent to which it has achieved the programme’s high-level objectives. Our conclusion is that the programme has undoubtedly had a significant positive impact. The sustained loss of critically at risk-skills has been interrupted by the multi-pronged approach of the NIP and has enabled the UK to re-engage with international research bodies, restoring the status of the reputation of the UK as a valuable research partner. Some level of ongoing research and innovation funding will be required if the benefits to date are to be sustained, and a more ambitious programme for acceleration will be required to build on to progress. For example, advanced fuel cycle skills are no longer at immediate risk, but some level of work will be required to prevent the recurrence of that risk.