§ 10. Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Energy when he now expects to receive the reports from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate on the safety of the pressurised water reactor.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe Nuclear Installations Inspectorate has already completed a generic safety review of the pressurised water reactor system and a substantial summary report was published last year.
As my right hon. Friend indicated in his statement on 18 December, the National Nuclear Corporation, in consultation with the CEGB, is now preparing a detailed safety case for the board to consider and submit to the NII. I cannot comment further on timing at this stage.