Radioactive Waste: Storage
Commons · Question 1959 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 21 May 2026
Question
Asked by Graham Stuart
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, that the consent based model for determining the location of GDFs for storing nuclear waste remains government policy.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 21 May 2026
The Government remains committed to delivering a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) as the long-term solution for the safe and secure management of the UK’s most hazardous radioactive waste. The process for identifying a suitable location for a GDF remain...