About NIRO

NIRO is a full-time team which, in partnership with NIRAB, forms the nuclear research and innovation advisory framework.

NIRO will:

• Provide secretariat support for NIRAB meetings and any sub-groups that may be convened
• Provide the analytical capacity required to provide advice to officials
• Draft annual reports and other reports, as required, for review by NIRAB
• Carry out gap analysis in order to inform advice to Government on research and innovation programme priorities
• Facilitate coordination of nuclear innovation and R&D activity and communications within and between Government and industry
• Support Government’s production of the business cases required to underpin nuclear research and innovation programmes