Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 1 August 2024.
Andrew Bowie
Shadow Minister (Veterans), Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero)
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support the roll-out of small modular reactors.
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Great British Nuclear, the Department’s arm’s-length body responsible for helping deliver the government’s nuclear programme is currently running a small modular reactor technology selection process for UK deployment. This is a live procurement and is on-going. The window for submitting tenders has now closed and Great British Nuclear is currently evaluating bids. We look forward to providing further information in due course.
Yes3 people think so
No5 people think not
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