Delivering the UK Nuclear Roadmap – Balancing Lifetime Extension and New Build

This presentation will share the UK experience towards delivering the UK Government 2050 Roadmap for increasing the nuclear capacity to 24GWe.  The presentation will highlight the challenges and progress made towards this target of quadrupling the current capacity. The vision requires strong, credible and strategic collaboration between government policy, investment decisions, reactor development and vendor innovation, technical and engineering expertise, supply chain expansion and regulatory compliance. The UK roadmap sets a balance between the deployment of new large scale GWe projects and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) / Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) – underpinned by sensible and secure lifetime extension of existing reactor units to maintain reliable low carbon generation to bridge the gap.  The presentation will share the UK experience and provide insights for Belgium as they enter their own nuclear revival

Timing

18:30: Introduction of the Lecture
18:35: Lecture Presentation
19:05: Q&A
19:35: Adjourn & Networking Drink

Registration

Date

Sep 24, 2026

Time

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

University fondation
Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Bruxelles
Category

Speaker

  • David Hamilton David Hamilton Senior Technical Advisor at Tractebel
    David Hamilton
    David Hamilton
    Senior Technical Advisor at Tractebel

    David is semi-retired technical consultant and former Chief Engineer with EDF Energy Nuclear Operations in the UK (retired end 2024). Holder of senior management responsibility for Governance & Oversight covering all engineering and nuclear operational disciplines reporting to the EDF Technical Directorate and Executive team. Senior manager within the EDF Design Authority with responsibility for the operational engineering risks & lifetime extension strategies associated with the EDF fleet (14 no. AGRs and 1 no. PWR) and transitioning the AGR towards defueling / decommissioning.
    Highly experienced in senior leadership roles across engineering, nuclear operations, safety case management & technical risks having spent >31 years in the UK nuclear industry. Prior to that, he was engaged for 10 years in civil engineering consultancy where he specialised in geotechnical & structural bridge design including working overseas in Asia.

    David continues to providing senior advisory and consultancy support to the nuclear industry on a part-time basis. He is active in providing technical oversight and direction to key UK nuclear projects (including HPC/SZC and EDF generating sites), providing expert support to assist the development of SMR, AMR & fusion technology and is routinely consulted for guidance on nuclear licensing, LTO and regulatory compliance.

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