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<p>It is our ambition to deploy up to 24 Gigawatts of civil nuclear generation by
2050, around 25% of our projected 2050 electricity demand.</p><p>GBN is running an
SMR technology selection process to select those technologies best able to facilitate
Final Investment Decisions in the next Parliament and be operational by the mid-2030s.</p><p>
</p><p>Through the Advanced Nuclear Fund, the Government has awarded up to £210m to
support development of the Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design. The Rolls-Royce
SMR entered the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process in March 2022, becoming the
first SMR to begin UK nuclear regulation. In April 2023, the Rolls-Royce SMR progressed
to Step 2 of GDA.</p>
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