Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 88043

Small Modular Reactors

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of small modular reactor projects on (a) long-term waste management and (b) decommissioning.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Under the Energy Act 2008, prospective operators of nuclear power stations providing power directly to the grid are required to have a Funded Decommissioning Programme (FDP), making arrangements to cover the full costs of decommissioning and their full sh...

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