Torness

Torness is a nuclear power station on the east coast of Scotland, 33 miles east of Edinburgh. It is capable of supplying electricity to over 2 million UK homes.

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Information is presented about wastes that existed at Torness at the stock date (1 April 2025) and were forecast to arise after this date.

For background information about this site owner, please refer to the Site Information Sheets in the 2025 UK Radioactive Waste Inventory report.

The following page presents information about radioactive wastes at the specific site selected.

Information about spent fuel and nuclear materials is presented separately in the relevant 2025 Inventory report. For official figures and essential information about how the data has been produced, always refer to the UKRWI 2025 published reports.

View all 2025 waste stream data sheets for Torness

Waste groupings

Activated metals
Activated other materials
Asbestos & other insulation materials
Concrete & rubble
Conditioned
Contaminated metals
Contaminated other materials
Desiccant & catalysts
Flocs
Fuel cladding & miscellaneous wastes
Fuel element debris
Fuels & uranium residues
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High level waste
Inorganic ion exchange materials
Miscellaneous contaminated materials
Mixed wastes
Oils & other fluids
Organic ion exchange materials
Plutonium contaminated materials
Raffinate
Sludges
Soil
Uranium & thorium contaminated material
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Future
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packaged
waste

Waste categories

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Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2025 Reported future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 209 2,950 3,160
LLW 44.9 18,000 18,100
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 254 21,000 21,200
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2025 Reported future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 273 3,570 3,850
LLW 12.2 7,500 7,510
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 285 11,100 11,400
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2025 Reported future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 370 4,950 5,320
LLW 13.0 8,120 8,140
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 383 13,100 13,500

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