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Recommendation 6
6
Accepted in Part
Paragraph: 35
Pursue new gigawatt-scale nuclear plants alongside existing Small Modular Reactor policy.
Recommendation
While successfully developing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) would present a huge opportunity for the UK, the technology is still in development phase. If the UK Government is serious about nuclear energy now it needs to pursue new gigawatt- scale plants alongside its policy on SMRs.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges the recommendation to pursue gigawatt-scale plants alongside SMRs, stating that while Great British Nuclear (GBN) will initially focus on SMRs, it will also support the government's consideration of further large Gigawatt-scale projects.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
35
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
The initial focus for GBN will be on SMRs but GBN will also support the Government’s consideration of further large Gigawatt-scale projects to help us deliver on our net zero ambitions.
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