Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
Commons · Question 127273 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of sites across the United Kingdom for new large-scale nuclear power station development.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 22 Apr 2026
To pursue the option of further potential large-scale nuclear beyond Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C, the government has tasked Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) with identifying other suitable sites that could potentially host such a project.GBE-N wi...