§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the expected timetable for the introduction into service of the replacements for the used core transport package flasks that were used by his Department for the transport of submarine reactor cores.
§ Mr. AitkenThe contract for the design and build of new purpose built transportation containers for the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine used fuel is expected to be placed later this year with the first delivery some three years later. For the interim period a contract was placed in December last year to procure two commercial containers which we expect should allow licensed transportation to resume later this year.