HC Deb 02 December 1981 vol 14 c122W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated period of time that areas affected by fall-out from a nuclear attack on a nuclear power station would be uninhabitable.

Mr. Blaker

The length of time during which dangerously high levels of radiation would be present in the vicinity of a nuclear power station which had been attacked with a nuclear weapon would depend upon a number of factors, including the yield of the weapon and the degree of damage caused to the installation.

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