Setting a notably stretching target requires a credible pathway towards its delivery. The Government should publish a clear delivery plan, a Nuclear Strategic Plan, for its nuclear project pipeline, backed up by detailed figures of projected energy production from nuclear for the years leading up to 2050, and be developed in collaboration with and engaging the confidence of the whole sector. This Nuclear Strategic Plan should include interim targets for nuclear energy production in 2035, 2040...

Setting a notably stretching target requires a credible pathway towards its delivery. The Government should publish a clear delivery plan, a Nuclear Strategic Plan, for its nuclear project pipeline, backed up by detailed figures of projected energy production from nuclear for the years leading up to 2050, and be developed in collaboration with and engaging the confidence of the whole sector. This Nuclear Strategic Plan should include interim targets for nuclear energy production in 2035, 2040 and 2045. Type: recommendation | Number: 4 | Paragraph: 42 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: When the Government accepted the nuclear recommendations of Mission Zero - Independent Review of Net Zero, we agreed to produce a nuclear roadmap, which would set out next steps for civil nuclear. The roadmap will set out these next steps and will be available later in 2023. The Government is also c