Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Great British Energy – Nuclear's Technical Advice on Potential Future Nuclear Power Plant Siting in Scotland report, what assessment he has made of the types of reactor technology that could be deployed at the sites identified in the report.
Great British Energy – Nuclear's (GBE N's) study of Scotland's potential for new nuclear indicates that it has land areas with high potential for future new nuclear development of all scales - microreactors, Small Modular Reactors, Advanced Modular Reactors, and gigawatt-scale reactors.
While the Scottish Government currently opposes new nuclear power stations, UK Ministers remain open to discussions regarding opportunities for new nuclear in Scotland.