Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 64611

Small Modular Reactors: Dorset

Tabled: 2 July 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential suitability of locations in Dorset for a new Small Modular Nuclear Reactor.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Earlier this year we published the draft of a refreshed planning framework for new nuclear, EN-7, that enables developers to identify their own sites for nuclear development, including accommodating small and advanced modular reactors. Developers are enco...

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