Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 120669
Nuclear Power Stations: Scotland
Tabled: 13 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Graeme Downie
Labour — Dunfermline and Dollar
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (i) Torness and (ii) Hunterston hosting new nuclear.
Answer
Michael ShanksIn autumn 2025, Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) was commissioned by Department Ministers to assess Scotland’s potential for new nuclear power, including around areas that have previously hosted nuclear stations, such as Torness and Hunterston. GBE-...
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