Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 7583
Nuclear Reactors: Renewable Fuels
Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Andrew Griffith
Conservative — Arundel and South Downs
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of nuclear reactors which make use of re-processed fuels.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe decision of whether or when to reprocess spent fuel is a matter for the owner of the spent fuel. Whilst industrial scale reprocessing of spent fuels in the UK has ended, the value of the UK’s nuclear fuel cycle knowledge and skills base is recognised,...
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