Nuclear Weapons: Decommissioning
Commons · Question 70232 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost is of the warhead dismantlement programme across Atomic Weapons Establishment sites; and what protocols are in place for the secure (a) handling, (b) storage and (c) disposal of radioactive m
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 1 Sep 2025
The Mk4 warhead components are being disassembled and re-used, recycled or safely disposed of at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield site, following the transition to the Mk4A warhead in 2023. The cost of disassembling our nuclear warheads a...