Written questions

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...