§ 31. Mr. Barronasked the Secretary of State for Energy if the design of the proposed Sizewell pressurised water reactor is now complete; and if his Department has made a final assessment of its safety.
§ Mr. GoodladIn addition to the consent of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State the Central Electricity Generating Board requires a licence from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate before it can begin to build the station. The inspectorate will satisfy itself about the safety of the design before it issues any licence. My right hon. Friend is considering Sir Frank Layfield's report and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on any of the matters covered by the report before he takes his decision on the CEGB's application to construct Sizewell B.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether the computer programmes to control the Sizewell B reactor during an emergency shutdown were submitted to Sir Frank Layfield.
§ Mr. GoodladEvidence was taken at the inquiry on the systems which would control the reactor following a fault. Detailed computer programmes were not submitted.