We welcome the UK Government’s announcement that it will deliver a programme of new nuclear projects. We recommend that the Government publishes a medium to long-term programme for nuclear energy generation. The programme must set out how it will achieve its ambitions of up to 24GW of nuclear energy by 2050 and must state which technologies (gigawatt-scale or Small Modular Reactor) the Government wants to be built, where and on what timescale. The programme should also include clear statement...
We welcome the UK Government’s announcement that it will deliver a programme of new nuclear projects. We recommend that the Government publishes a medium to long-term programme for nuclear energy generation. The programme must set out how it will achieve its ambitions of up to 24GW of nuclear energy by 2050 and must state which technologies (gigawatt-scale or Small Modular Reactor) the Government wants to be built, where and on what timescale. The programme should also include clear statements of the Government’s intentions for the Wylfa and Trawsfynydd sites. Type: recommendation | Number: 15 | Paragraph: 74 | Response status: accepted Government response: We look forward to continuing our engagement with Cwmni Egino. Government recognises the desire for a settled policy for new nuclear deployment and will develop a new National Policy Statement (NPS), which will set out the planning policy for deploying new nuclear power stations beyond 2025. The new