§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he will describe the types of information published by his Department in respect of accidents, incidents and untoward occurrences, including those without any radiological consequences, at licensed nuclear sites and at other nuclear sites; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will describe the types of information published by (a) the Central Electricity Generating Board, (b) British Nuclear Fuels plc and (c) the Atomic Energy Authority in respect of accidents, incidents and untoward occurrences, including those without any radiological consequences, at licensed nuclear sites and at other nuclear sites; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GoodladThe CEGB publishes accident statistics in its annual report; they are also recorded in the annual report of the Electricity Council's chief safety officer and the quarterly safety reviews issued by the Electricity Council. The UKAEA sets out details of any radiological incidents and non-radiological accidents occurring at authority establishments in the authority's "Annual Report on Radiological Protection and Occupational Health" which is made available on request. British Nuclear Fuels plc publishes an annual report on occupational safety, which includes incidents reportable to the Health and Safety Executive in accordance with schedule 1 of the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, and details of deaths and major injuries. The industry also reports to the NII on those incidents which fall within the criteria announced in the House of Commons on 26 July 1982 by the then Under-Secretary of State for Energy; they are later summarised in reports published by the Health and Safety Executive. There are no separate Department of Energy publications.