Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 29482

Small Modular Reactors: Research

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the future needs of research and development for advanced modular reactors.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Department commissioned the Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board (NIRAB) to produce a report on the Research Development & Innovation required for a UK High Temperature Gas Reactor Demonstration in October 2024. This can be found at http...

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