Great British Energy – Nuclear

Great British Energy – Nuclear
Company type	Government-owned private company limited by shares
Industry	Nuclear
Predecessor	United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Production Division
Founded	1971
Fate	Assets sold off initially, resurrected as GBN in 2023
Successors	British Energy (newer nuclear reactors); Westinghouse Electric Company (US power stations); National Nuclear Laboratory (research); Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (decommissioning regulation and older nuclear reactors); Sellafield Ltd (decommissioning);
Headquarters	Warrington, United Kingdom
Key people	Gwen Parry-Jones, CEO
Parent	Government of the United Kingdom
Divisions	Nuclear Sciences and Technology Services
Subsidiaries	Westinghouse Electric Company (1999–2006); British Nuclear Group (2005-2009);
Website	www.gov.uk/government/organisations/great-british-energy-nuclear

Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) is a nuclear energy and fuels company owned by the UK Government. It is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

From its creation as British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) in 1971 to 2010, it functioned as a manufacturer of nuclear fuel (notably MOX), ran reactors, generated and sold electricity, reprocessed and managed spent fuel (mainly at Sellafield), and decommissioned nuclear plants and other similar facilities.

It was resurrected in July 2023 under the trading name Great British Nuclear, to coordinate the UK nuclear industry to help achieve government net-zero targets. The company formally changed its name to Great British Energy – Nuclear on 20 March 2024.