§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the differences between white commissioning and red commissioning.
§ Mr. AitkenWhite commissioning is the process of proving that new plant and facilities operate safely and satisfactorily using similar but non-radioactive materials. Red commissioning is the process of proving that the new plant facilities operate safely and satisfactorily using limited amounts of the actual radioactive materials.