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Small Modular Reactors: Newcleo

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a lessons learned review relating to the decision of Newcleo not to pursue its investment in nuclear reactors in the UK.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
24 Oct 2025
Target answer date
28 Oct 2025
Answer
3 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a lessons learned review relating to the decision of Newcleo not to pursue its investment in nuclear reactors in the UK.

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Newcleo Ltd’s decision to suspend its advanced nuclear activities in the UK was a commercial decision for the company. Government will not be publishing a lessons learned review into this matter. It was announced in the 2025 Spending Review that the Gover...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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