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Nuclear Power

Commons · Question 11275 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that plans to achieve a net zero power grid by 2030 include the development of technologies such as nuclear power requiring (a) longer lead times and (b) sig

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 5 Nov 2024

The Government is committed to ensuring that new nuclear power stations, such as Sizewell C and small modular reactors (SMRs), play an important role in helping achieve energy security and clean power while securing thousands of good, skilled jobs. On 23 ...