Programmes and agreements / prg-gb-gbe-n-scotland-siting-study

GBE-N desktop study of land in Scotland technically suitable for new nuclear, including SMRs and microreactors

GBE-N, advising DESNZ, published on 30 June 2026 a high-level desktop study identifying land areas in Scotland that may be technically suitable for future nuclear deployment, considering microreactors, SMRs/AMRs and GW-scale reactors. The report notes the Scottish Government's policy of not granting planning consent to new nuclear, it creates no project or site decision.

Not a deployment project. SMR plans, agreements, studies and government programmes that are not (yet) a single deployment project. They are listed separately and are never counted as projects or reactors.

Type

Feasibility or siting study

Countries concerned

United Kingdom

Participants and roles

• Government: Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N)
• Government: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Designs named

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Scale as stated

technology-agnostic, covers microreactors (1-20 MWe), SMRs/AMRs and GW-scale reactors

Announced or first reported

30 Jun 2026

Status

Completed
Desktop technical study published, no project, host, technology or site decision. Scottish Government policy is not to consent new nuclear.

Confidence

medium

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• Potential future nuclear power plant siting in Scotland (government_primary, published 30 Jun 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)
• GBE-N technical advice: potential future NPP siting in Scotland (government_primary, accessed 2026-10-14)