Policy background Part 14: Civil Nuclear Sector Great British Nuclear
The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK is one of the best places in the world to invest in civil nuclear power and is taking steps to revitalise the UK’s nuclear industry. The 2022 British Energy Security Strategy set out our ambition to deploy up to 24 Gigawatts of civil nuclear generation by 2050, around 25% of our projected 2050 electricity demand. 35
	Great British Nuclear (GBN) was launched as part of our Powering Up Britain plan to be an arms-length body responsible for helping deliver new nuclear projects 36 . GBN will act as an expert-led delivery body with the requisite skills and knowledge to deliver on the policy set by HM Government. This approach will not only give the supply chain the long-term certainty it needs to invest in homegrown capability and skills, in time it will offset plant retirements and strengthen UK energy independence.
	The Energy Act provides statutory backing to support GBN’s long-term operational mandate to carry its objectives with confidence. The Act makes provisions to enable GBN to have an evolving and enduring role within the civil nuclear sector given the changing market and HMG’s evolving policy ambitions. To better support this adaptability, the Act includes powers and duties in relation to GBN.