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Recommendation 10
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The DNE is a large, complicated portfolio, to which new programmes are added and others...
Conclusion
The DNE is a large, complicated portfolio, to which new programmes are added and others are growing. The Department said that it was re- establishing its capability to produce nuclear fuel, and that there have been changes in the scope of the DNE portfolio, for example as a result of the AUKUS submarine programme, which involves the United States and Australia. Inflation was also a factor.24 18 Letter from the Ministry of Defence, 20 March 2026 19 Qq 9, 13, 19-20 and 23 20 Qq 9, 13-14 and 19-20 21 Q 1 22 Qq 1-2 23 Qq 32-33 24 Q 2 11