Policy paper: National Policy Statement for nuclear energy generation (EN-7)

Draft government policy on the need for and standards applicable to nuclear energy generation projects seeking development consent.

Draft: National Policy Statement for nuclear energy generation (EN-7)

Details

This statement enables decision makers, applicants and the wider public to understand:

• government policy on the need for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) using nuclear fission to generate energy
• how applications for these projects will be assessed
• the way in which impacts and mitigations will be judged

This document is still draft. It will be designated and come into force after a 21-sitting day consideration period.

To support requests for additional information and guidance, we will publish a Supplementary Information document shortly, to aid developers navigating the planning framework.