§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether the new regime at Sellafield foreshadowed in June 1986 has now been instituted.
§ Mr. GoodladThe new regime was instituted last month though, as I stated in June, Euratom inspectors have had access to all civil material at Sellafield since March last year. Under the new regime, it will be necessary for a time for certain quantities of residues containing plutonium to be removed temporarily from safeguards for treatment by specialised equipment in non-civil plant. These are purely technical movements which are necessary for safety reasons. All of the material will be returned to safeguards after treatment.