Regulation 2 Interpretation
In these Regulations—
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“the RR SMR practice” means the class or type of practice which is the generation of power from nuclear energy using uranium dioxide fuel of low enrichment in fissile content in a light water cooled, light water moderated thermal reactor designed by Rolls-Royce SMR Limited and where the specification of that reactor matches that set out in Annex 1 (pages 92 to 122) of the NIA Rolls-Royce SMR Application and Supplementary Information document which was the subject of the consultation paper published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 6th October 2025 and titled “Consultation on the Nuclear Industry Association’s Application for Regulatory Justification of the Rolls-Royce SMR designed by Rolls-Royce SMR Limitedf1”.
Annotations
Footnotes
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The NIA Rolls-Royce SMR Application and Supplementary Information document and the consultation paper can be found at: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/nuclear-justification/nuclear-rolls-royce-smr/. The page numbering (92 to 122) reflects the PDF page numbering rather than the document numbering.