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Revisiting the nuclear roadmap

Inquiry

The previous Government published Civil Nuclear: Roadmap to 2050 in January 2024.  

The roadmap committed to building a further large-scale reactor; delivering 3-7GW more of nuclear power every five years from 2030-2044; reaching 24GW of nuclear power on the grid by 2050 and developing government policy to support  advanced nuclear technologies Like Small Modular Reactors.

Witnesses to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s 2023 inquiry on delivering nuclear power described the 24GW and building goals as more of a “wish list” than a strategy to achieve those ambitions.

The new Government has not re-committed to the roadmap or these targets.

The final investment decision to greenlight the new large-scale nuclear plant at Sizewell C is expected in the coming months.  The result of the previous government’s small modular reactor competition is also due to be announced soon.

This inquiry seeks to understand what the new Government’s nuclear ambitions are and what the roadmap is to achieving them.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 5:00pm on 8 April 2025.

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Monday 27 April 2026
4:00pm Public
Revisiting the nuclear roadmap - Oral evidence 27 April 2026
4:00pm
  • Lord Vallance (Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Sam White (Deputy Director, Nuclear Power at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 22 April 2026
9:15am Public
Revisiting the nuclear roadmap - Oral evidence 22 April 2026
9:15am
  • Andy Mayall (Deputy Director of Nuclear and Radioactive Substances Regulation Strategy at Environment Agency)
  • Paul Fyfe (Director of Regulation – Futures at Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR))
  • Mustafa Latif-Aramesh (Nuclear Taskforce Member at Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce)
10:15am
  • Simon Bowen (Chair at Great British Energy – Nuclear)
  • Dr Gareth Headdock (Chief Science and Technology Officer at United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL))
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 15 April 2026
9:15am Public
Revisiting the nuclear roadmap - Oral evidence 15 April 2026
9:15am
  • Vanessa Jakovich (Partner at Freshfields)
  • Leon Flexman (Senior Director, UK Corporate Affairs at X-energy)
  • Alastair Evans (Director of Corporate Affairs at Rolls Royce SMR)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 25 February 2026
3:00pm Public
Revisiting the nuclear roadmap - Oral evidence 25 February 2026
3:00pm
  • Sue Ferns (Senior Deputy General Secretary at Prospect Trade Union)
  • David Cunningham
  • Mark Rouse (Skills Director at Nuclear Sector Skills Team)
4:00pm
  • Zion Lights
  • Cllr Struan Mackie (Highland Councillor at Thurso and Northwest Caithness and Chair of Dounreay Stakeholder Group)
  • Cllr Richard Rout (Chair of the New Nuclear Local Authorities Group at Suffolk County Council)
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

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