§ Mr. Beaumont-Darkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees have been killed or injured while engaged in nuclear installations in each year from 1959 until the present.
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply, 15 January 1980, c. 591]; The following is the information requested. There have been no reported injuries from nuclear causes.
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ACCIDENTS AT NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS, 1959–1979 Fatal Injuries All Injuries (including fatal) 1959 — … 1960 1 … 1961 — … 1962 1 … 1963 1 … 1964 — … 1965 1 390 1966 — . 1967 — 440 1968 — 472 1969 — … 1970 — 380 1971 — 406 1972 — 391 1973 1 369 1974 — 382 1975 1 510 1976 1 624 1977 1 600 1978 1 653 1979 — 651 Notes:
- 1. The figures relate to operators' employees at sites operated by the Central Electricity Generating Board, the South of Scotland Electricity Board, British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. and establishments of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority concerned with nuclear research and development. The injuries included are those resulting in more than three days absence from normal work.
- 2. The accident figures for 1973 and earlier years include figures for some establishments relating to financial years.
…= Not available (for all installations).