Dry fuel store given consent

25 Jul 2011 10:52 AM

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.