Nuclear Power: Regulation

(asked on 6th November 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for approving nuclear projects.


Answered by
Kerry McCarthy Portrait
Kerry McCarthy
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 12th November 2024

The UK has an enabling and rigorous energy regulatory regime. The Government is taking steps to reform the planning process and will continue to work with the regulators to understand additional opportunities to streamline the regulation of new nuclear projects.

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