§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what reports he has received from British Nuclear Fuels plc regarding the environmental implications of extending the manufacture and processing of MOX nuclear fuels. [34462]
§ Mr. ClappisonBritish Nuclear Fuels supplied Copeland borough council with environmental documentation to support the planning application for the Sellafield MOX fuel fabrication plant, a copy of which was sent to the Department. As part of the normal regulatory procedures for the plant, British Nuclear Fuels supplied technical documentation, which includes environmental data, to the regulators, including the then Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution. Information has also been supplied to the Department for preparation of a submission to the European Commission under article 37 of the Euratom treaty.