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Small Modular Reactors: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has put processes in place to prioritise UK produced steel in procurement for small modular nuclear reactor projects.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
16 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has put processes in place to prioritise UK produced steel in procurement for small modular nuclear reactor projects.

  2. 16 Dec 2025

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  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as its preferred bidder to partner with to develop the SMR project, subject to final government approvals. GBE-N’s ambition is to ensure that 70% of supply chain products are British buil...

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