Prospects for growth and prosperity in West Cumbria: Nuclear decommissioning and regional economic adjustment

Allen Scott

Local Economy, 2023, vol. 38, issue 2, 100-118

Abstract: The objective of the paper is to trace out the effects of decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear complex on the economy of West Cumbria. I seek to show how decommissioning expenditures are stimulating the formation of an agglomeration of advanced nuclear processing and engineering firms in the region and how this process is reinforced by a diverse array of emerging private and public institutions. With the aid of patent data, I indicate some possible pathways of industrial development in the region. I then proceed to examine how policy makers might enhance the developmental impacts of decommissioning especially in regard to measures focused on inter-firm network activities, training, and institutional infrastructures.

Keywords: agglomeration; nuclear decommissioning; local economy; regional development; Sellafield; West Cumbria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/02690942231190020

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