§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what studies his Department has commissioned from the Royal Naval college, Greenwich, on the potential scope for accidents involving the release of radiation at dedicated naval bases or Z-berths for nuclear submarines.
§ Mr. HanleyThe Royal Naval college, Greenwich is primarily a teaching establishment. The function of the department of nuclear science and technology at the college is to undertake training in support of the naval nuclear propulsion programme—including plant operation and maintenance, and nuclear accident management. Like other advanced academic establishments, the college undertakes theoretical work relevant to its teaching function, including mathematical modelling related to nuclear reactor accident response.