4th Report - The new National Policy Statement for nuclear energy generation

Select Committee
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee HC 1212 24 October 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 19 items (9 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 19 of 19 classified)
Accepted 8
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 1
Rejected 4
Government response
3rd Special Report – The new National Policy Statement for nuclear energy generation: Government Response · published 19 Nov 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

2 results
4 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Announce GBE-N's specific plans for Oldbury and Wylfa nuclear sites without delay.
Recommendation
GBE-N should announce its plans for Oldbury and Wylfa without further delay, including which technologies it intends to deploy. (Recommendation, Paragraph 22)
Government Response Summary
The government stated it intends to allocate a site to GBE-N's SMR programme later this year, acknowledging Oldbury and Wylfa as suitable locations for nuclear infrastructure.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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13 Conclusion Accepted in Part
EN-7 lacks detailed consideration of the unique socioeconomic impacts of nuclear developments.
Conclusion
As the technology-specific NPS for nuclear, the section of EN-7 dealing with socioeconomic impacts is surprisingly quiet about the factors peculiar to nuclear developments: the long construction timelines, the specialised nature of the labour required, and the enduring presence of … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees nuclear projects bring significant socioeconomic benefits, highlighting existing initiatives, and stating further criteria are not required. However, it will amend EN-7 to note some of the additional unique benefits of nuclear power that the Committee highlighted.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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