HC Deb 20 January 1988 vol 125 c704W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will explain the circumstances in which a canister of radioactive material was removed from Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria; what security measures exist to stop the removal from the plant of such material; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Spicer

The security measures in force at nuclear installations are the responsibility of the operators concerned. I understand from BNFL that the substance which was removed was a very small amount of liquid of low radioactivity which is freely available from laboratory suppliers.

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