HC Deb 27 January 1988 vol 126 cc259-60W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the ports through which spent nuclear fuel was imported in 1985, 1986 and 1987 and the number of flasks imported through each port.

Mr. David Mitchell

The ports through which flasks containing irradiated fuel were imported, and the total number of flasks for each of the three years in question, are as follows:

1985 1986 1987
Barrow 88 76 88
Harwich 6 none none
Dover 1 2 2
Immingham 4 6 4

New construction and substantial improvements
£ million
1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Shire county Capital allocation Otturn Capital allocation Outturn Capital allocation Outturn Capital allocation Outturn
Avon 3.736 3.019 3.140 2.149 3.000 2.387 5.620 13.598
Bedfordshire 5.794 5.435 4.530 3.912 4.370 2.200 5.570 7.343
Berkshire 8.758 7.260 10.239 11.645 10.280 11.468 11.060 11.659
Buckinghamshire 6.252 4.000 8.160 4.775 6.160 6.041 5.330 5.320
Cambridgeshire 5.686 4.125 6.193 5.436 6.930 5.028 5.070 4.198
Cheshire 4.469 6.891 5.834 6.530 7.110 4.671 8.536 8.173
Cleveland 8.476 8.701 9.479 9.053 10.587 10.673 7.460 7.037
Cornwall 5.385 5.159 6.964 7.489 6.830 5.103 6.280 6.359
Cumbria 3.695 6.113 3.931 4.123 3.790 4.273 2.710 1.610
Derbyshire 5.130 3.924 6.087 6.539 5.690 6.331 5.900 7.987
Devon 7.673 8.640 8.772 7.865 10.019 11.246 10.400 111.897

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many nuclear fuel flask transport wagons British Rail has taken out of service since 1983; and at what cost.

Mr. David Mitchell

Since 1983, 10 wagons have been withdrawn from service as part of the normal replacement programme. They cost £90,000 each at today's prices.

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will update the information in the reply given to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) on 16 February 1987,Official Report, column 430, on notifiable incidents reported to the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate involving flasks designed to transport nuclear fuel.

Mr. David Mitchell

There have been no such incidents since February 1987.