Question follow-through · 67420

Nuclear Power Stations: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment of the potential impact of (a) Artificial General Intelligence and (b) Artificial Super Intelligence on the (i) safety and (ii) securit

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
16 Jul 2025
Answer
22 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment of the potential impact of (a) Artificial General Intelligence and (b) Artificial Super Intelligence on the (i) safety and (ii) securit

  2. 16 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) as the UK’s independent regulator is responsible for assessing the safety and security of UK civil nuclear sites and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is considered in their regulatory approach. The ONR are collaborating...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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