Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 67420

Nuclear Power Stations: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal DemocratBath

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment of the potential impact of (a) Artificial General Intelligence and (b) Artificial Super Intelligence on the (i) safety and (ii) securit

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) as the UK’s independent regulator is responsible for assessing the safety and security of UK civil nuclear sites and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is considered in their regulatory approach. The ONR are collaborating...

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