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Committee Material Published 24 Oct 2025 ↗ View on Parliament

EN-7 should signal the Government’s openness to developing more technology-specific criteria in the next nuclear NPS, and invite ongoing contributions from industry, regulators and independent experts on how siting policy can adapt to a more varied nuclear landscape. (Recommendation, Paragraph 40) Improvements to the draft criteria

EN-7 should signal the Government’s openness to developing more technology-specific criteria in the next nuclear NPS, and invite ongoing contributions from industry, regulators and independent experts on how siting policy can adapt to a more varied nuclear landscape. (Recommendation, Paragraph 40) Improvements to the draft criteria Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: Government notes the Committee’s conclusion that a future NPS should accommodate proposals from a more diverse range of reactor technologies and include technology-specific criteria. We remain committed to updating the nuclear planning framework regularly to ensure it remains fit for purpose and evo