The Nuclear Futures Institute at Bangor University was established in late 2017 to accelerate advances in nuclear research, training and technologies for the North Wales region. Nuclear energy has played a key role in the area for many decades and the end of the Magnox era has opened up great new opportunities with two exceptional nuclear licensed sites: Wylfa and Trawsfynydd. Funded through WEFO, the NFU has built extraordinary facilities that are being used by leading industry stakeholders to aid nuclear technology development. There is a growing research team consisting of masters students, industry sponsored PhD students, post-doctoral researchers with early career and seasoned academics led by Prof. Bill Lee.