§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will specify the dates in which (a) the International Atomic Energy Agency Inspectorate and (b) the Euratom Inspectorate have been informed that certain areas within some nuclear facilities are excluded from regular safeguards inspections as a result of national security reasons.
§ Mr. GoodladThe United Kingdom/Euratom/IAEA safeguards agreement (Cmnd. 6730) was signed by the three parties on 6 September 1976. In the course of the negotiations leading to this signature the parties recognised that certain areas within some nuclear facilities would not be subject to routine inspection activities for national security reasons. This point is embodied in article 1(a) of the agreement. Euratom were made aware of these restrictions prior to United Kingdom accession to the treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) on 1 January 1973.