HC Deb 11 May 1989 vol 152 c523W
Mr. Andrew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what safety experiments have been conducted, using the DIDO reactor at Harwell by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Mr. Sainsbury

[holding answer 5 May 1989]: UKAEA Harwell undertakes work for the Royal Navy on a commercial basis. Tests of materials performance relevant to the design and safety of the naval reactor systems have been conducted in the DIDO reactor.