Small Modular Reactors: Finance
Lords · Question HL4787 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the economic case for small modular nuclear reactors compared with alternative options for achieving net zero.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, 20 Feb 2025
The Government is clear that nuclear power is and will continue to be an essential part of our journey to net zero by 2050, in combination with other low carbon and renewable technologies. Great British Nuclear is pushing forward with its SMR competition ...