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Radioactive Waste: Transport

Asked by Graham LeadbitterScottish National PartyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80572

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what routes of travel are undertaken to transport nuclear waste within the UK.

Answered by Michael Shanks

There are a number of proven routes to transport nuclear waste. On the grounds of national security, the Government does not publish information on specific routes taken.

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