HC Deb 22 October 1973 vol 861 cc361-2W
Mr. Ronald Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has studied the report of the public hearings held in the United States of America in 1972 into the safety of American light water reactors and if he will have a copy of that report, together with the evidence, placed in the Library before any decision is made to purchase American light water reactors for use in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Tom Boardman

I am aware of a number of public hearings in the USA on safety aspects of LWR's. The hon. Member will be aware that reports of these hearings may include details of a technically complex nature and in addition may run to several volumes. If the hon. Member will advise me of the report he has in mind I shall endeavour to make it available if it is suitable for inclusion in the Library.