Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 15403

Nuclear Power: Scotland

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

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 potential generating

Answer

Michael Shanks
GBE N's study of Scotland's potential for new nuclear identified potential land areas rather than specific sites, and does not make an assessment of potential generating capacity. However, the report indicates that Scotland has land areas with high potent...

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