§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what purposes the spent nuclear fuel at the Sizewell B nuclear plant is being stored. [100037]
§ Mr. WilsonThis is a matter for British Energy. Decisions on whether to reprocess spent nuclear fuel, or to hold it in long-term storage for direct disposal or reprocessing at some time in the future, are a matter for the commercial judgement of the owner of the spent fuel within the overall regulatory framework.