Question follow-through · 46501
Small Modular Reactors
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by what date he expects Great British Nuclear to make a decision on awarding contracts for Small Modular Reactor deployment.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by what date he expects Great British Nuclear to make a decision on awarding contracts for Small Modular Reactor deployment.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2025
Answer published
Great British Nuclear (GBN) is driving forward its small modular reactor (SMR) competition for UK deployment. Following a period of detailed negotiation, bidders have now submitted final tenders, which GBN is evaluating. Final decisions will be taken this...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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