3rd Special Report - The future of nuclear power in Wales: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2016–17

This is the government's response, published 20 October 2016.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The Government describes the report as "broadly supportive" of its new nuclear policy, agrees with many recommendations, and sets out a few it "do[es] not support", with reasons.

• On a Wylfa Newydd strike price, the Government "notes" the Committee's comments and says it is "premature to talk about a particular strike price" until financing plans are better understood. Horizon is aiming for a final investment decision in early 2019.
• It "agrees" it should try to explain how lifetime electricity costs are compared and says it is "currently updating" its levelised cost estimates.
• At Trawsfynydd, it "does not agree" there is a realistic plan for continuous decommissioning and "does not see the benefit" of additional funding. Magnox Ltd is "evaluating credible options" for the timing of reactor dismantling.
• On SMR siting, it "agrees" greater clarity is required and "intends to publish a Roadmap once initial policy development is complete". It says "no potential sites or siting criteria have been identified at present", though a new process "could" reassess Trawsfynydd.

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