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Written Question
Nuclear Reactors: Thorium
Monday 19th May 2025

Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what investment they have made or intend to make in thorium-based nuclear energy technology.

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

There are currently no funded projects specifically for thorium-based nuclear technologies. Potential for future investment will be subject to the Spending Review and the scope of future R&D schemes.