Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 11592

Radioactive Waste

Tabled: 29 October 2024

Answered: 5 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the use of deep boreholes as an alternative to the Geological Disposal Facility for nuclear waste.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Deep borehole technology is at a developmental stage of technical maturity and has not yet been implemented anywhere in the world. It is possible the technology could play a complementary role in managing some radioactive hazardous waste in the future. Ho...

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