Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 99176
Small Modular Reactors: Procurement
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Champion
Labour — Rotherham
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has put processes in place to prioritise UK produced steel in procurement for small modular nuclear reactor projects.
Answer
Michael ShanksGreat British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as its preferred bidder to partner with to develop the SMR project, subject to final government approvals. GBE-N’s ambition is to ensure that 70% of supply chain products are British buil...
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