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Small Modular Reactors: Research

Asked by Andrew BowieConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 29482

The question

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.

Answered by 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 https://www.nirab.org.uk/our-work/publications and explores both the technical and commercial areas for development to enable an Advanced Modular Reactor in the UK.

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