HC Deb 16 May 1989 vol 153 cc125-6W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will set out all the methods that have been adopted by the Medical Research Council for the disposal of irradiated rodent carcases following experiments.

Mr. Jackson

The disposal of irradiated rodent carcases used in radiation experimental work is subject to authorisation under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960. The disposal routes for such carcases used by the Medical Research Council are:

  1. 1. Maceration followed by disposal to the sewer; or
  2. 2. Incineration and landfill.