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Nuclear Power Stations: Construction

Commons · Question 127273 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2026

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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...

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