Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 29988

Small Modular Reactors: Tees Valley

Tabled: 7 February 2025

Answered: 13 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Luke Myer

Labour — Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has for the construction of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in Teesside.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government has published a refreshed planning framework for new nuclear reactors (EN-7), including small and advanced modular reactors, for consultation. The proposed planning framework provides a robust set of siting criteria to enable the identifica...

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