§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether flasks of radioactive spent fuel will be carried by rail on lines on which the advanced passenger train will be operating.
§ Mr. FowlerI have been asked to reply.
The routing of irradiated nuclear fuel flasks is a matter for British Railways Board. High safety standards enable these 484W flasks to be moved within British Rail's normal freight operations and I am satisfied that there is no reason why fuel flasks should not run over lines used by any passenger train service, including the advanced passenger train.