HC Deb 04 November 1997 vol 300 cc139-40W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which ships have been licensed for the sea transport of Mox fuel assemblies to(a) other European Union member states, (b) Japan and (c) other countries from the United Kingdom. [13749]

Ms Glenda Jackson

There is no requirement for United Kingdom ships to be licensed for this purpose. However, the International Maritime Organization has adopted the "Code for the safe Carriage of Irrradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Flasks on board ships"—INF code. United Kingdom companies involved in transporting MOX fuel assemblies by sea use ships complying with this code, irrespective of destination.