Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 29908

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 steps his Department plans to take to monitor and report on water usage by Small Modular Reactors.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Sustainable water usage is a crucial factor in the siting of any industry including small modular reactors, and for enabling a low carbon, secure energy infrastructure. The Environment Agency regulates water abstraction in England. The information provide...

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