Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 29469

Nuclear Power

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using the UK’s plutonium stockpile to generate electricity.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) conducted substantial technical, deliverability and economic analysis to identify a preferred option for a long-term disposition solution for the UK-owned plutonium, considering options for immobilisation and re...

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