§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if the flasks used for transportation of irradiated fuel from the reactors at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Harwell, fully meet the International Atomic Energy Authority's impact and thermal standards; if he will make public the results of tests performed to confirm the safety of these transport flasks; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe flasks used by UK AEA Harwell have been assessed and certified by experts in this Department as fully complying with the IAEA design and test requirements. The test results are the property of the UKAEA, and are supplied to the Department on a commercial-in-confidence basis.