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answer text: The Department has contributed to a number of research programmes and projects since May 2010 including: the creation of the National Nuclear User Facility; the construction of the international Jules Horowitz Research Reactor; and a range of smaller studies to consider the prospects for advanced reactor systems and fuel types. These programmes and projects have the potential to contribute towards future research in waste management, plant decommissioning and plutonium disposition, as well as a range of other related topics. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, who are funded from the Department's budget, also engages in research, both directly and through its wider estate in these areas.
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