Select Committee · Environmental Audit Committee
Small modular reactors in the transition from fossil fuels
Status: Closed
Opened: 19 Oct 2023
Closed: 3 May 2024
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 SMRs in the UK, how …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2023 | 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 | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, relating t… |
| 13 Feb 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the EAC Chair to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net… |