§ 33. Mr. Boothasked the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department last authorised the bringing of a submarine nuclear reactor to its initial critical state in Barrow-in-Furness docks; and whether he has given consideration to whether such authorisation should be given in future if a gas condensate plant and a British Nuclear Fuels Limited trans-shipment terminal for irradiated nuclear fuel flasks are operating in the immediate vicinity.
§ Mr. PattieThe answer to the first part of the question is July 1980. As to the future, I do not foresee any special difficulties, but any change in circumstances is taken into account before an authorisation is given.