Commenting on the EU Withdrawal Bill and Clause 18 which suggests the UK will no longer be a member of Euratom after the UK leaves the EU, Tom Greatrex, Chief Executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, said:
“The UK nuclear industry has made it crystal clear to the Government that our preferred position is to maintain membership of Euratom. The nuclear industry is global, so the ease of movement of nuclear goods, people and services enables new build, decommissioning, R&D and other programmes of work to continue without interruption.
“However, if the UK ceases to be part of Euratom, then it is vital that the Government agree transitional arrangements, to give the UK time to negotiate and complete new agreements with EU member states and third countries including the US, Japan and Canada who have Nuclear Cooperation Agreements within the Euratom framework. The UK should remain a member of Euratom until these arrangements are put in place.”
Source: NIA UK | NIA comment on EU Withdrawal Bill– NIA UK