§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether incidents and accidents at unlicensed nuclear sites operated by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority are reported to Her Majesty's nuclear installation's inspectorate; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GoodladThe United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is subject to the same requirement as licensed operators to report incidents under the arrangements announced to the House by my right hon. Friend the Member for Croydon, Central (Mr. Moore), then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy, on 26 July 1982, at column 374. Any incident falling within the agreed criteria is reported to Her Majesty's nuclear installations inspectorate and details of it are published in regular bulletins issued by the Health and Safety Executive.