United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 32095
Small Modular Reactors: Artificial Intelligence
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21 February 2025
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26 February 2025 · Answer
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Artificial intelligence
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26 February 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of small modular reactors needed to power AI data centres across Britain.
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21 February 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of small modular reactors needed to power AI data centres across Britain.
Source: Commons
26 February 2025
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The Government continues to assess future energy requirements, including the potential impact of powering datacentres. Consumption from datacentres has been forecast by NESO to increase and require an uninterrupted supply of electricity. The Government is...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/32095
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1766469
- uk · wq-1766469 · source updated 26 February 2025