Great British Nuclear

British Nuclear Fuels Ltd
Trade name	Great British Nuclear
Company type	Private
Industry	Nuclear
Predecessor	UK 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	UK Government
Divisions	Nuclear Sciences and Technology Services
Subsidiaries	Westinghouse Electric Company (1999-2006); British Nuclear Group (2005-2009);
Website	gov.uk

Great British Nuclear, officially British Nuclear Fuels Ltd 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 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.

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