Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 33114

Nuclear Power: Dungeness B Power Station

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Tony Vaughan

LabourFolkestone and Hythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Great British Nuclear on the potential merits of developing new nuclear power generation on the site of the Dungeness Power Station.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Great British Nuclear (GBN) acquired sites at Wylfa (Ynys Mon/ Anglesey) and Oldbury-on-Severn (Gloucestershire) in 2024, although no decisions have yet been taken on any projects to be deployed at those sites. In terms of other potentially suitable sites...

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