§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Derbyshire, North-East on plutonium transport, 20 January,Official Report, column 63, he will set out the categories of cases where movements of radioactive materials have to be notified by his Department;
(2) in cases of the movement of radioactive materials, which Government Departments have to be notified; and in what sets of circumstances.
§ Mr. McLoughlinConsignments of radioactive material which must be notified to the Department of Transport before each shipment are
Type B(U) packages containing radioactive material with an activity greater than 3 x 103 A1 or 3 x 103 A2, as appropriate, or 1000 terabecquerels (20 kilocuries), whichever is the lower;Type B(M) packages; transport under Special Arrangement.The terms used are defined in International Atomic Agency safety series No. 6: "Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material", a copy of which is held in the Library of the House.An export licence must be obtained from the Department of Trade and Industry for the export of radioactive materials specified in the Export of Goods (Control) Order.