§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in which areas of the United Kingdom levels of nuclear radiation are regularly monitored; and in which areas levels have increased or decreased since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
§ Mr. MoynihanRegular monitoring is undertaken around major nuclear installations by their operators. National monitoring is also undertaken by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the National Radiological Protection Board. In all parts of the United Kingdom, background levels increased immediately following the Chernobyl accident but are now decreasing.
§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what changes he (a) has made or (b) proposes to make in the monitoring of nuclear fallout over the United Kingdom in the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
§ Mr. MoynihanI refer to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 30 June 1987 at columns 65–67. This explained the main framework of the new contingency plan. The Department is discussing with other organisations how the plan can now be implemented.