Small modular reactors in the transition from fossil fuels

Environmental Audit Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 19 Oct 2023 Closed: 3 May 2024 Parliament page
This inquiry will assess the factors hindering small modular reactor (SMR) deployment in the UK and the ways in which SMRs can be utilised to meet net zero targets and the 24GW nuclear power target by 2050. It will examine why there has been slow progress in the deployment of … Read more
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 4 events
3 May
2024
Correspondence
13 Feb
2024
Correspondence
13 Dec
2023
Oral evidence
13 Dec
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
13 Dec 2023
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panel one; panel two
Donald Urquhart · Office for Nuclear Regulation Dr Gareth Headdock · United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) Matthew Rooney · Institution of Mechanical Engineers Simon Bowen · Great British Energy – Nuclear Tom Greatrex · Nuclear Industry Association
Correspondence 2 letters
3 May 2024 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, relating to small modular reactors in the transition from fossil fuels, dated 27 March 2024
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13 Feb 2024 To committee Letter from the EAC Chair to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, relating to small modular reactors in the transition from fossil fuels, dated 13 February 2024
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