§ 31. Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on what assessments have been conducted of the potential(a) environmental, (b) economic and (c) social impacts of the manufacture of MOX fuel at Sellafield. [29568]
§ Margaret BeckettMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and I announced on 3 October 2001 that we had decided that the manufacture of MOX fuel is "justified" under the terms of the Euratom basic safety standards directive. The decision document which we issued on that day dealt with these and other relevant issues, and referred to earlier work in particular that undertaken by the Environment Agency, PA Consulting and A. D. Little.
A copy of the decision document is in the Library of the House.