Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 85979
Small Modular Reactors
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of small modular reactors being made as load following energy sources.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe next generation of nuclear, including small modular reactors (SMR), offers new possibilities including faster deployment, lower capital costs, and greater flexibility. Whilst nuclear energy has a unique role to play in delivering stable, low carbon ba...
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