Nuclear Reactors
(asked on 18th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of small modular nuclear reactors to UK energy supply.
This question was answered on 5th September 2017
The Techno-Economic Assessment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) was commissioned by the Government to help build the evidence base on SMRs. The report has helped the Government assess the contribution SMRs could make to the UK energy supply as well as identifying the benefits and risks of SMR deployment. The Government intends to publish the Techno-Economic Assessment in the autumn.