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Small nuclear power

Inquiry

Nuclear power stations have been growing in size, from a typical size in the 1950s of 60 MWe to modern plants up to 1.6 GWe. At the same time many smaller nuclear power reactors have been built for naval use and there is increasing interest in potential wider applications of small nuclear reactors. The International Atomic Energy Agency defines ‘small’ as under 300 MWe, and up to about 700 MWe as ‘medium’ yet this includes radically different technologies. In 2011 there were 125 small and medium units in operation and 17 under construction, in 28 countries, totalling 57 GWe capacity. This inquiry will look at the potential role of small nuclear power in the UK, including the barriers to deployment as well as potential risks and opportunities.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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4th Report - Small nuclear power
Inquiry Small nuclear power
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6th Special Report - Small nuclear power: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2014-15
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6th Special Report - Small nuclear power: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2014-15
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8 July 2014
Inquiry Small nuclear power
Witnesses Bill Fox, Chief Executive, Generation mPower LLC, Thomas Mundy, Vice President - Program Office, NuScale Power LLC, Dr Eric Loewen, Chief Consulting Engineer, Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Dr Fiona Rayment, Director, Fuel Cycle Solutions, National Nuclear Laboratory, Dame Sue Ion, Chair, Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board, gave evidence
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22 July 2014
Inquiry Small nuclear power
Witnesses John Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Dr Andy Hall, Chief Nuclear Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation, and Dr Adrian Simper, Director, Strategy and Technology, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, gave evidence.
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Oral Evidence
10 September 2014
Inquiry Small nuclear power
Witnesses Matthew Hancock, MP, Minister of State for Energy, DECC, Chris Pook, Head of the Green Economy Team at BIS, and Liz Keenaghan Clark, Head of Nuclear Decommissioning Waste and Safety at DECC.
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Institution Of Mechanical Engineers (SNP0003)
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Energy Technologies Institute (SNP0012)
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Nuscale Power Llc (SNP0007)
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