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Third Report - Nuclear energy in Wales

Welsh Affairs Committee HC 240 Published 3 May 2023
Report Status
Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
17 items (9 recs)
Government Response
AI assessment · 17 of 17 classified
Accepted 6
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 2
Government response
Fifth Special Report - Nuclear energy in Wales: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report · published 7 Jul 2023
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
6 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 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 … Read more
Government Response Summary
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.
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