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Nuclear Power Stations: Construction

Asked by Charlotte NicholsLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 127273

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of sites across the United Kingdom for new large-scale nuclear power station development.

Answered by Michael Shanks

To pursue the option of further potential large-scale nuclear beyond Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C, the government has tasked Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) with identifying other suitable sites that could potentially host such a project.

GBE-N will report back to Ministers by Autumn 2026 on potential sites to inform future decisions in the next Spending Review and beyond.

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