§ Mr. John GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recommendations the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee has made on the disposal of smoke detectors containing Americium 240.
§ Mr. LeighThe Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee has made no recommendation to me about the disposal of smoke detectors containing Americium 241. But the National Radiological Protection Board has assured me that they can be disposed of safely with domestic rubbish.
§ Mr. John GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has for requiring the packaging of smoke detectors to indicate that they contain radioactive material.
§ Mr. LeighThe proposed Radioactive Products (Safety) Regulations will require approved products to be labelled "approved by the National Radiological Protection Board under the Radioactive Products (Safety) Regulations". It is therefore unnecessary to indicate that a product contains a radioactive substance since the product will bear a label indicating that it has been approved as safe.