Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 80573
Radioactive Waste: Transport
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party — Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the routes used to transport nuclear waste within the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's polici
Answer
Michael ShanksNuclear waste is transported in the UK via road, rail, and sea using specially designed, secure containers that meet stringent international safety standards. The government takes the security of nuclear material very seriously. Nuclear waste transports o...
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