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Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 26 June 2026UIN 11083

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4943 Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning, whether pyroprocessing is being used to recycle used fuel from decommissioned nuclear submarines.

Answered by Luke Pollard

No. The Ministry of Defence does not recycle spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned submarines.

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