Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 29907

Small Modular Reactors: Water

Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025

Question

Clive Lewis

LabourNorwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Small Modular Reactors on water security.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Sustainable water usage is a crucial factor in the siting of any industry including energy generation by small modular reactors. Cooling options for small modular reactors and their abstraction requirements are still under consideration by the industry an...

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