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The requirement in the generic EN-1 NPS for applicants to consider the use of waste heat should be restated in more technology-specific terms within EN-7 or the accompanying guidance. This could better support applicants seeking to make productive use of nuclear-generated heat. (Recommendation, Paragraph 66) 27

The requirement in the generic EN-1 NPS for applicants to consider the use of waste heat should be restated in more technology-specific terms within EN-7 or the accompanying guidance. This could better support applicants seeking to make productive use of nuclear-generated heat. (Recommendation, Paragraph 66) 27 Type: conclusion | Number: 19 | Response status: accepted Government response: We would welcome nuclear projects to come forward that seek to utilise both the thermal and electrical output of the reactor(s). We will continue to make this clear in accompanying guidance to EN-7. In our response to the first round of consultation on EN-7, we also committed to amending the Nationa