HC Deb 19 October 1988 vol 138 cc853-4W
Mr. Frank Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the substantive documentation which demonstrates the safety of construction, operation and decommissioning of the pressurised water reactor power station now under construction at Sizewell.

Mr. Michael Spicer

The safety documentation on which the Health and Safety Executive granted the CEGB a site licence for Sizewell B is the pre-construction safety report together with its supporting reports. A copy of the PCSR is available in the Libraries of both Houses.

Mr. Frank Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether the Sizewell B pre-construction safety report is to apply, other than for site specific related changes, to the similar station proposed for Hinkley Point C.

Mr. Michael Spicer

Yes. The CEGB proposes that, other than for minor changes made, with the agreement of the HSE's nuclear installations inspectorate, to the Sizewell design after licensing and for changes to deal with site specific requirements, the Sizewell PCSR can be directly applied to Hinkley Point C.

Mr. Frank Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make the proprietary version of the pre-construction safety report available to hon. Members, members of the public and to objectors who have registered with the Hinkley Point C secretariat.

Mr. Michael Spicer

Copies of the Sizewell PCSR, together with CEGB documents covering the site-specific related changes for Hinkley Point C, are available in the Libraries of both Houses. They are also available for inspection by the public at several CEGB premises, and at the Hinkley Point C inquiry public office, and have been put before the Hinkley Point C inquiry inspector as inquiry documents.

Mr. Frank Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether all the references cited in the Sizewell B, pre-construction safety report, are available in unabridged form.

Mr. Michael Spicer

No. Commercially confidential information contained in the PCSR supporting documents is not publicly available. The Nil has, of course, been supplied with unabridged versions of all safety documents.

Mr. Frank Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy for what reason each deletion and abridgement of the Sizewell B, pre-construction safety report, and supporting reference documents has been made; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Spicer

Deletions of material in the PCSR supporting documents have been made for reasons of commercial confidentiality.

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