§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether any nuclear waste is stored or disposed of at the Re-Chem chemical recycling plant at Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire; and, if so, what steps are taken to safeguard public health.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI have been asked to reply:
I am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that chemical wastes, some of which contain small incidental amounts of radioactive material, are stored and processed at this plant. The operations are subject to safety regulations—the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1968. Disposals of radioactive waste to the environment are authorised by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland subject to limitations and conditions which safeguard public health.