§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what period of time he expects cores removed from nuclear-powered submarines to be stored at the Rosyth royal dockyard.
§ Mr. AitkenIt is normal practice for nuclear submarine used fuel cores to be held in the dockyards for a few months prior to their earliest practicable dispatch to BNFL Sellafield. These cores will continue to be held safely at the dockyards, in storage facilities approved by the nuclear installations inspectorate, until a licensed mode of transport is available. Our aim is to achieve this as quickly as possible.