Nuclear Industry Safety Debate

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Nuclear Industry Safety

Stephen Mosley Excerpts
Wednesday 18th May 2011

(13 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen Mosley Portrait Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con)
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In parallel with the Weightman report, the Council of the European Union has requested that national regulators carry out stress tests on nuclear power stations. Will my right hon. Friend update the House on the development of those tests, and on when the results are likely to be reported?

Chris Huhne Portrait Chris Huhne
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The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Charles Hendry), discussed the stress tests recently at an informal EU Energy Council meeting in Hungary, and during bilateral meetings with Commissioner Günther Oettinger. Good progress is being made in defining the tests, and I believe that we will be in a position to make an announcement shortly.