§ Mr. McGuireasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what estimate he has made of the amount of radioactive effluent which is discharged yearly by the nuclear power stations at present operating; and what is the system of checking that the disposal of such radioactive effluent is not causing contamination in the area where it is dumped.
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§ Mr. GreenwoodI am sending my hon. Friend the latest environmental monitoring reports for each nuclear power station. The reports give details of the radioactive effluents discharged and of the measurements made to check the effect on the environment. The Central Electricity Generating Board measure the gamma radiation at and around each station and the effect of liquid effluent near the point of discharge. They analyse fish caught near the point of discharge and milk from farms near the stations, and independent analyses are made by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.