Great British Nuclear: Modular Reactors - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:37 pm on 2 December 2024.

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Photo of Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Green 2:37, 2 December 2024

My Lords, the Minister may have seen in New Civil Engineer in the past week the interview with King’s College London research fellow Ross Peel, who could be broadly characterised as a supporter of new nuclear and small modular reactors. He expressed concern that with the focus on safety, which is going to be a huge community concern, there has not been the focus that there needs to be on the security of the new modular nuclear reactors. A huge amount of spending has kept the current ones secure—