HC Deb 02 November 1989 vol 159 cc270-1W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to study the recent critical appraisal of the safety of flasks designed for the air transport of plutonium, presented to the annual conference of the Safety and Reliability Society in Bath in October.

Mr. McLoughlin

The International Atomic Energy Agency's regulations for the safe transport of radioactive materials are subject to continuous review and updating. Any relevant information on this transport will be studied.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information he possesses on the current considerations by the International Atomic Energy Agency's standing advisory group on the international safety regulations for the carriage of radioactive materials.

Mr. McLoughlin

The chairman's report of the seventh meeting of the group has been received and its conclusions and recommendations are being studied.

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