Radioactive Waste
Commons · Question 11592 · Tabled 29 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Mark Garnier
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the use of deep boreholes as an alternative to the Geological Disposal Facility for nuclear waste.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 5 Nov 2024
Deep borehole technology is at a developmental stage of technical maturity and has not yet been implemented anywhere in the world. It is possible the technology could play a complementary role in managing some radioactive hazardous waste in the future. Ho...