Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 8 March 2023.
David Morris
Conservative, Morecambe and Lunesdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the planned timescale for the type approval of small modular reactors; and when he plans for the first site to be announced.
Andrew Bowie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government intends to initiate a selection process in 2023, with the intention to enter negotiations with the most credible projects to enable a potential Government award of support as soon as possible.
The Government will also develop a new National Policy Statement, which will cover the siting and policy framework for nuclear electricity generating infrastructure, including SMRs, beyond 2025 and will consult on this in due course.
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