To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what arrangements have been put in place for nuclear plant operators to set aside ring-fenced financial provision for the long-term onsite storage of spent fuel discharged from licensed reactors; and which regulator is responsible for ensuring necessary encapsulation of spent fuel at site is carried out. (268061)

The long-term storage of spent fuel on licensed nuclear sites is the responsibility of the operator, and is regulated by the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate.