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Small Modular Reactors: Procurement

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Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UIN 1545, tabled on 24 July 2024

Question

Andrew Bowie
Conservative
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he intends to shortlist for the small modular reactor competition.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Labour
Rutherglen
Commons

Answered on

1 August 2024

Great British Nuclear, the Department’s arm’s-length body responsible for helping deliver the government’s nuclear programme, is currently running a small modular reactor technology selection process for UK deployment. This is a live procurement and is on-going. The window for submitting tenders has now closed and Great British Nuclear is currently evaluating bids. We look forward to providing further information in due course.

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