Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 12
12
Accepted
Provide sufficient resources to nuclear regulators to support new SMR and AMR operators.
Recommendation
The Government should provide sufficient resources to nuclear regulators, to support potential new operators of small and advanced modular reactor technologies to enter the UK energy market. (Paragraph 64) Delivering nuclear power 101
Government Response Summary
The government anticipates providing new funding from next year to support new nuclear. Additionally, a new process will be in place from December 2023 for vendors to access regulators prior to formal regulation.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
future demand. We anticipate putting new funding in place from next year to support new nuclear. Additionally, a new process will be in place from December 2023 for vendors to access regulators prior to entering formal regulation, on a chargeable basis.