Nuclear energy in Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
Closed
Inquiry
The Welsh Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry looking at Nuclear energy in Wales . It will consider Wales’ role in the UK Government’s nuclear ambitions, the economic impact of a new nuclear power station at Wylfa and the development of nuclear technologies, such as small modular reactors. Read inquiry …
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9
Recommendations
8
Conclusions
2
Reports
5
Oral sessions
5
Events
Activity timeline 14 events
7 Jul
2023
2023
7 Jul
2023
2023
3 May
2023
2023
Report published
3 May
2023
2023
Report published
22 Feb
2023
2023
Oral evidence
22 Feb
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
25 Jan
2023
2023
Oral evidence
25 Jan
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
14 Dec
2022
2022
Oral evidence
14 Dec
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
16 Nov
2022
2022
Oral evidence
16 Nov
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
22 Feb 2023
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Alan Raymant · Cwmni Egino
Kiera Harper · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Rt Hon David TC Davies MP · Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Simon Bowen · Great British Nuclear
25 Jan 2023
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Alastair Evans · Rolls Royce SMR
Ivan Baldwin · Bechtel
Mark Salisbury · Rolls -Royce SMR
Rory O'Neill · Westinghouse
14 Dec 2022
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Beccy Pleasant · Nuclear Skills Strategy Group
Daniel Maney · Prospect
Jasbir Sidhu · Nuclear Institute
Professor Bill Lee · Bangor University
16 Nov 2022
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Darryl Murphy · Aviva Investors
Julia Pyke · Sizewell C
Tom Greatrex · Nuclear Industry Association
19 Oct 2022
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Dr Doug Parr · Greenpeace UK
Dr Michael Bluck · Imperial College London
Dr William Bodel · Dalton Nuclear Institute, University of Manchester
Linda Rogers · PAWB (People Against Wylfa B)
Neil Crumpton · PAWB (People Against Wylfa B)
Professor Adrian Bull · Dalton Nuclear Institute, University of Manchester
Reports 2 reports · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Report - Nuclear energy in Wales | HC 240 | 3 May 2023 | 17 | Responded |
| Ynni Niwclear yng Nghymru - Crynodeb | HC 240 | 3 May 2023 | 0 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
6
Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Third Report - Nuclear energy in W…
Pursue new gigawatt-scale nuclear plants alongside existing Small Modular Reactor policy.
While successfully developing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) would present a huge opportunity for the UK, the technology is still in development phase. If the UK Government is serious about nuclear energy now it needs to pursue new gigawatt- scale …
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Government Response
The government acknowledges the recommendation to pursue gigawatt-scale plants alongside SMRs, stating that while Great British Nuclear (GBN) will initially focus on SMRs, it will also support the government's consideration of further large Gigawatt-scale projects.
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