§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he is satisfied that no radioactive fallout was discharged from either Wylfa or Trawsfynydd nuclear power stations on north Wales in the current year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonLow-level radioactive waste discharges from the nuclear sites in Wales are carefully controlled under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960. There have, however, been two uncontrolled discharges of radioactivity from the Welsh nuclear power stations to the atmosphere in the current year: at Wylfa on 10 February and at Trawsfynydd on 21 February. Both incidents, which were widely reported at the time, had no significant effect on local produce and presented no hazard to the public or to animal and plant life.