Alternative routes to market for new nuclear projects

Update: 2 April 2024

We have published pre-reading material for the Nuclear Hackathon session.

This consultation seeks to examine what steps government can take to enable different routes to market for new advanced nuclear technologies. Government sees great national opportunities in the nuclear sector, and we are seeking responses to support us in developing the policies that will allow this industry to thrive.

This consultation is open to all, but we would like responses from the nuclear industry, including:

• technology vendors
• developers
• the supply chain
• industrial consumers of heat and power
• the whole spectrum of the public realm, including:
  • local communities
  • local government
  • devolved administrations
  • science
  • academia
  • financial sector
  • members of the public

We would particularly welcomes views from local communities.

Your responses will shape our approach to this crucial and potentially transformative part of our energy system, enabling government to put the right policies in place to ensure nuclear energy plays a key role in our net zero future.

Nuclear hackathon

As part of the Alternative Routes to Market consultation, we are partnering with Policy Lab to deliver a Nuclear Hackathon – an event to explore how we can speed up the delivery of new nuclear projects while maintaining rigorous levels of nuclear safety, security, and environmental protection.

This one-day event will aim to identify opportunities for greater regulatory co-ordination and how this may lead to efficiencies in navigating regulatory pathways. Ministers will bring together diverse opinions and the expertise of regulators, industry, and beyond to scope potential solutions.

We are holding this interactive event in London on Tuesday 9 April 2024. We hope to have a diverse range of attendees including:

• industry professionals including nuclear professionals at the beginning of their career
• professionals with experience of other regulatory frameworks
• nuclear regulators
• service users

Nuclear Hackathon pre-reading material

The Nuclear Hackathon pre-reading material provides resources for participants attending the Nuclear Hackathon and those responding to this consultation. It sets out information from both the Alternative Routes to Market consultation document and open-source materials.

Further information

See also:

• the Civil nuclear: roadmap to 2050
• consultation on Approach to siting new nuclear power stations beyond 2025

Read our consultation privacy notice.