Nuclear Power: Dounreay

(asked on 29th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in reference to Great British Energy – Nuclear’s large-scale nuclear siting study which includes Scottish sites, what nuclear technologies have been identified as suitable for deployment at Dounreay.


Answered by
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Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 8th June 2026

The government has tasked Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) with identifying suitable sites, including those in Scotland, that could host a potential large-scale new nuclear project.

GBE-N will report to Ministers by Autumn 2026 on potential sites to inform future decisions in the next Spending Review and beyond.

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