Question follow-through · 91305
Radioactive Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress has been made on identifying a location for a geological disposal facility for generational storage of nuclear waste.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress has been made on identifying a location for a geological disposal facility for generational storage of nuclear waste.
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Nov 2025
Answer published
A process is underway to identify a suitable site for a geological disposal facility (GDF) in England and Wales. Two areas are currently participating, both in West Cumberland, and site suitability investigations and community engagement activities are we...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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