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Committee Material Published 31 Jul 2023 ↗ View on Parliament

AMRs may offer new advantages in terms of cost and the potential for co-generation. But if they are to advance the research and development needs to move from the desk and the lab towards demonstrators, and this will require the Government to make decisions as to which technologies to fund.

AMRs may offer new advantages in terms of cost and the potential for co-generation. But if they are to advance the research and development needs to move from the desk and the lab towards demonstrators, and this will require the Government to make decisions as to which technologies to fund. Type: conclusion | Number: 23 | Paragraph: 122 | Response status: accepted Government response: The Government agrees with the findings from the committee and are working towards accelerating the Advanced Modular Reactor Research, Development and Demonstration programme. In July this year, funding was announced for USNC UK and NNL-JAEA for Phase B of the programme that aims to enable an AMR de