In the last two decades, government has only agreed one nuclear project, at Hinkley Point C.18 The government is now creating Great British Nuclear to help it build capacity and expertise, and a regulatory regime aimed at expanding its nuclear pipeline and help it 7 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, 19 October 2021; Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, British Energy Security Strategy, 7 April 2022; HM Treasury, Net...

In the last two decades, government has only agreed one nuclear project, at Hinkley Point C.18 The government is now creating Great British Nuclear to help it build capacity and expertise, and a regulatory regime aimed at expanding its nuclear pipeline and help it 7 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, 19 October 2021; Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, British Energy Security Strategy, 7 April 2022; HM Treasury, Net Zero Review: Analysis exploring the key issues, October 2021; HM Government, The Energy White Paper: Powering our net zero future, CP 337, December 2020 Type: conclusion | Number: 7 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: December 2023 2.2 The power sector is a key aspect of delivering Net Zero, and the department therefore provides annual updates to Parliament in the form of the government r