§ Mr. Giles Shawasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) whether he is satisfied with the safety precautions for workers in the processing plants which deal with the processing of atomic waste imported from Japan;
(2) whether he has any plans to take steps to control the processing of atomic waste in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. EadieThe processing of irradiated nuclear fuel, including a small percentage from overseas, is carried out at the Windscale works of British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. (BNFL) and is controlled under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965. Conditions attached to BNFL's nuclear site licence granted by the Health and Safety Executive under the Act require strict controls, in the interests of the safety of workers and the public, to be applied to the handling, processing and storage of all irradiated nuclear fuel received at Windscale. These conditions are enforced by the Executive's Installations Inspectorate.