Nuclear Power

(asked on 19th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the scope is of Great British Energy - Nuclear's study on the UK's potential for new nuclear development.


Answered by
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Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 1st June 2026

The government has tasked Great British Energy - Nuclear with identifying suitable sites that could host a potential large-scale new nuclear project.

GBE-N will report to Ministers by Autumn 2026 on potential sites to inform future decisions in the next Spending Review and beyond.

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