Speeches by Young.

“To follow up on AMRs, I was told at an industry event that it is tacitly agreed that France is specialising in molten salt-cooled reactors and we will specialise in high-temperature gas, plus lead-cooled for maritime applications. Is that how you see it? If so, would you still see advantages to having both molten salt …”

“How does the risk profile of nuclear compare with other energy technologies?”

“On this issue of design changes, we have had some evidence arguing that the changes required by the ONR at Hinkley Point C were essential to address flaws in overseas designs. How do you judge whether UK variation is justified rather than excessive?”

“Looking at the wider question coming out of that, how do you judge? Some changes were made. How do you judge whether those changes are justified?”

“Are you confident that those things that are low probability still remain low probability?”

“It sounds like you probably agree with Gareth that running an AMR competition would not be sensible.”

“Gareth, will the new nuclear power stations be climate-resilient over their lifetime, particularly given risks from rising sea levels, drought and rising water temperatures?”

“To follow up on AMRs, I was told at an industry event that it is tacitly agreed that France is specialising in molten salt-cooled reactors and we will specialise in high-temperature gas, plus lead-cooled for maritime applications. Is that how you see it? If so, would you still see advantages to having both molten salt …”

“Again, if I can move on, we had the GBE-N SMR design competition. Following on from what we have been talking about, selecting a single SMR design has advantages and disadvantages. Gareth, should the Government implement an equivalent competition for AMRs?”

“Simon, did that competition provide the certainty and investor confidence originally intended or, given all the delays and developer withdrawals, did it affect the UK’s attractiveness for SMR investment?”

“Simon, did that competition provide the certainty and investor confidence originally intended or, given all the delays and developer withdrawals, did it affect the UK’s attractiveness for SMR investment?”

“We have already touched on the issue of relying more on approvals by trusted international regulators. Can I start with you, Mustafa? I have constituents who are concerned that we are just going to accept, for example, US safety standards, as they perceive there to be a different safety culture in the USA. How do we ba…”

“Which partner nations would those be?”

“Modelling changes. In the last year or so, we have seen the Environment Agency release some new flood risk modelling. How is the regime adapting to updated information that might suggest problems could be worse than were previously considered?”

“Gareth, while reducing fossil fuel imports can strengthen energy security, some evidence points to risk in nuclear fuel supply chains, including Russian dependencies. How exposed is the UK to those risks?”

“Simon, you mentioned the SMR competition delays. Is that a sign that GBE-N does not have the capability, capacity or resourcing to manage it effectively?”

“Are you confident that those things that are low probability still remain low probability?”

“Again, if I can move on, we had the GBE-N SMR design competition. Following on from what we have been talking about, selecting a single SMR design has advantages and disadvantages. Gareth, should the Government implement an equivalent competition for AMRs?”

“Gareth, will the new nuclear power stations be climate-resilient over their lifetime, particularly given risks from rising sea levels, drought and rising water temperatures?”

“Modelling changes. In the last year or so, we have seen the Environment Agency release some new flood risk modelling. How is the regime adapting to updated information that might suggest problems could be worse than were previously considered?”