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Recommendation 4
4
Accepted in Part
Announce GBE-N's specific plans for Oldbury and Wylfa nuclear sites without delay.
Recommendation
GBE-N should announce its plans for Oldbury and Wylfa without further delay, including which technologies it intends to deploy. (Recommendation, Paragraph 22)
Government Response Summary
The government stated it intends to allocate a site to GBE-N's SMR programme later this year, acknowledging Oldbury and Wylfa as suitable locations for nuclear infrastructure.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
The draft EN-7 recognises that the sites listed in EN-6 as potentially suitable sites for nuclear infrastructure, such as Wylfa and Oldbury, continue to have advantages for that purpose. As locations which have also previously hosted a nuclear power station, both sites have positive attributes for new nuclear. As stated above, government intends to allocate a site to GBE-N’s SMR programme later this year.