Trade and Industry written question – answered at on 2 May 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the security implications of the rail transportation of nuclear waste through (a) tunnels and (b) inner city areas.
holding answer
The transportation of spent nuclear fuel by rail is carried out in a secure manner and in accordance with stringent security regulations—the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003. These regulations are administered and enforced by the Office for Civil Nuclear Security, who regulate the security of such movements of spent nuclear fuel.
The security of the transportation of nuclear material was thoroughly reviewed following the events of September 11 2001, and is regularly reviewed in light of the prevailing threat.
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