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Nuclear energy is key to the UK achieving its clean, low carbon energy goals, helping to tackle the growing threat of global warming. Statistics in the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) show that 155,000 jobs are directly or indirectly supported by the industry. However - with a skilled but ageing workforce, there is a huge skills gap which needs to be bridged. And with the development of a new generation of nuclear power plants, the number of jobs available to the industry is set to increase significantly.