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 ShanksUnder 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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