Nuclear Reactors: Oldbury Power Station
Commons · Question 2990 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential for the Oldbury site to host (a) small modular reactors and (b) advanced modular reactors.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 1 Jun 2026
As a site which has previously hosted a nuclear power station, Great British Energy - Nuclear’s (GBE-N) Oldbury site has great potential for new nuclear. Oldbury remains under consideration for future projects and GBE-N will continue early work to evaluat...