Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 27019
Nuclear Power Stations: Artificial Intelligence
Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Question
Tristan Osborne
Labour — Chatham and Aylesford
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the UK's nuclear energy capacity on delivering the AI Opportunities Action Plan, (b) the costs of regulatory processes on building n
Answer
Michael ShanksAs outlined in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, AI datacentres are a potential new consumer of nuclear power. We see the potential benefits of nuclear-powered datacentres and are considering how to unlock this potential. Regulatory processes involve mult...
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