§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many inspections have been made of each nuclear site in Scotland in the past five years; and where, when and by whom the inspections were carried out.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInspections of nuclear sites are undertaken principally by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate of the Health and Safety Executive, Her Majesty's Industrial Pollution Inspectorate and, until recently, the Factory Inspectorate. I shall write to the hon. Member678W as soon as the necessary information has been collated from the organisations concerned.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what nuclear sites in Scotland have been licensed over the past 30 years; and if any have been discontinued over that period.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe nuclear sites in Scotland which have been licensed under the provisions of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 and earlier legislation are Chapel cross Nuclear Power Station; Hunterston A and B Nuclear Power Stations; and the Scottish Universities Research Reactor at East Kilbride.
All of these licences are still in force.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of any nuclear site which will be licensed in Scotland in the coming year; and whether any applications for licensing new sites or extending existing licences currently are being considered by the appropriate authorities.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherSubject to the approval of the Health and Safety Executive, I expect that a nuclear site licence will be granted to the South of Scotland Electricity Board during 1980 to construct a nuclear power station of the advanced gas cooled reactor type at Torness, East Lothian. No other applications for licensing new sites or extending existing licences are at present under consideration.