Context
The UK Labour Government has announced a large investment in Sizewell C and selected Rolls-Royce SMR for small modular reactors.
Question
What discussions have been had with the Welsh Government on the future of nuclear power in Wales, given that nuclear must be an important part of our energy security strategy? It is both clean and reliable, creating good jobs for local communities. What more can the Secretary of State do to encourage and incentivise new nuclear power in Wales and across all parts of the United Kingdom?
Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Dame Nia Griffith)
The UK Labour Government have announced the largest nuclear building programme in a generation, investing £14.2 billion in Sizewell C and selecting Rolls-Royce SMR to build the UK’s first small modular reactors. The memorandum of understanding between the Welsh Government and Sizewell C Consortium could bring £900 million-worth of jobs into the Welsh nuclear supply chain. No decisions have yet been taken on siting, but plans will be set out in due course. Further to that, as I have already mentioned, the project at Sizewell C will create enough power for 6 million homes and in the peak of construction support 10,000 jobs. It will boost supply chains across the UK with some 70% of the construction value going to 3,500 British suppliers.
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