HC Deb 07 November 1989 vol 159 c503W
Mr. John Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the basis for the recommendations of the standing advisory group on the safe transport of radioactive material of the International Atomic Energy Agency that transport regulations be amended to require testing such a flask at an impact speed of 85 m per second.

Mr. McLoughlin

Two papers were presented at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical committee meeting in December 1988. This subject will be further considered at an IAEA advisory group meeting in 1990.

Mr. John Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what technical progress has been made in the field of probability and consequence calculations for possible plutonium air transport cask accidents since the publication of the ACTRAM report.

Mr. McLoughlin

Studies are continuing but in this complicated field I do not expect to be able to report progress in the relatively short term.