- Date released: 15 September 2025
- Request number: FOI202508033
- Release of information under: FOIA
Information requested
I'm trying to track down the site licences and original sets of licence conditions set by ministers for a number of reactors, namely Bradwell (licence no. 4), Dungeness (licence no. 8), and Heysham (licence no. 26). Is this information you hold?
Information released
We confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we hold the information you have requested.
Please find attached the three documents requested:
- Bradwell (site licence no. 4);
- Dungeness (site licence no. 8); and,
- Heysham (site licence no. 26).
In the three documents we are releasing, personal data has been redacted. This includes a signature. Release of this type of information could identify an individual directly. Therefore the personal data has been withheld using the exemption S.40(2) of the FOIA.
In particular, release of the information would breach principle (a) of GDPR (lawfulness, fairness and transparency) on the grounds that there is no lawful basis to process this data. In addition, releasing this personal data would also breach principle (b) of GDPR (purpose limitation) as the data was provided as part of their work.
Exemption(s) applied
s.40
Public Interest Test (PIT)
N/A