§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's assessment as to the length of time that a used reactor core may safely be left in a decommissioned submarine.
§ Mr. AitkenGovernment policy is to remove such cores to Sellafield for long-term storage at the earliest practicable opportunity. However, with the application of my Department's current care and maintenance procedures, there is no formal limit to the length of time that a used reactor core may safely be left in a decommissioned submarine.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when used core transportation package flasks were first licensed for use in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. AitkenMy Department's used core transportation packages were first licensed for use in the United Kingdom in 1968.