§ 108. Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of research(a) under way and (b) planned at Dounreay into the safe destruction of PCBs, pesticides and solvents; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 19 October 1990]: I understand that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority at Dounreay has a research project into the electrochemical incineration of certain substances including PCBs and pesticides. Should the project be developed on a commercial basis it will become subject to control by the relevant regulatory authority.
Further information about the project may be obtained by the hon. Member if he writes to AEA Technology at Dounreay.