§ 19. Mr. McCrindleasked the Prime Minister what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the expansion of the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in nuclear safety investigations.
§ The Prime MinisterThe International Atomic Energy Agency is already able to provide assistance to national authorities in assessing safety at nuclear facilities, on request, through its operational safety review teams. The draft programme of increased agency work on nuclear safety prepared by the agency's secretariat envisages an expansion of the activities of these teams. This will be further considered at the agency's general conference in September. The United Kingdom accepts the principle of this proposal.