Chernobyl (Hansard, 16 June 1988)

HC Deb 16 June 1988 vol 135 c228W 228W

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Daventry (Mr. Boswell) of 7 June,Official Report, column 493, if he will. list the numbers and types of equipment and materials purchased for analytical purposes and for monitoring as a result of the Chernobyl accident.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
The following additional major items of analytical and monitoring equipment have been purchased:
1 Gamma Spectrometry Assembly

1 Automatic Sample Changer for above

2 Liquid Scintillation Counters

25 Single Channel Analysers coupled with a 1¾ inch sodium-iodide detector

3 Single Channel Analysers coupled with a 2 inch sodium-iodide detector

8 Double Channel Analysers coupled with a 1¾ inch sodium-iodide detector
In addition, a large number of containers and other minor items have been purchased.