Monday 25 Jul 2011 @ 10:52
Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Dry fuel store given consent

The Department of Energy and Climate dChange recently approved an application under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for EDF Energy to construct and operate a Dry Fuel Store at the existing Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station at Leiston in Suffolk.

The new dry fuel store will be used to house unused and spent fuel, currently located in a wet storage pond on the site.

Notes for editors:

  1. A Dry Fuel Store is a concrete building for storing used and unused nuclear fuel rods.
  2. Documents relating to this consent decision are available on the DECC Energy Infrastructure PortalExternal link.

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