Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information he (a) holds and (b) has requested from (i) EDF, (ii) ONR and (iii) the Chinese authorities on the causes of the closure of Taishan nuclear power plant; and if he will make a statement.

The Government continues to engage regularly with representatives from both EDF Energy and the UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on a wide range of matters relating to nuclear reactors. The Government understands that investigations are still ongoing at Taishan into the root cause of the failed fuel issue. The ONR remains in contact with their international counterparts, including the Chinese and French regulators.