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Appendix 4: Abbreviations and acronyms

BEIS

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

CCFE

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

DECC

Department of Energy and Climate Change

EPSRC

Engineering and Physical Science Research Council

ETI

Energy Technology Institute

Euratom

European Atomic Energy Community

EUROfusion

European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy

GDA

Generic Design Assessment

GIF

Generation IV International Forum

ITER

An international project to design and build an experimental fusion reactor

JET

Joint European Torus

NDA

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

NDPB

non-departmental public body

NIA

Nuclear Industry Association

NIC

Nuclear Industry Council

NIRAB

Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board

NIRO

Nuclear Innovation and Research Office

NNL

National Nuclear Laboratory

NPL

National Physical Laboratory

Nuclear AMRC

Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

ONR

Office for Nuclear Regulation

R&D

research and development

SMR

Small Modular Reactor

UKAEA

UK Atomic Energy Authority





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