§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the report of the internal investigation carried out at Dounreay into the causes and effects of the explosion on 10 May 1977; and if he will publish the conclusion of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority study into a final solution for the disposal of the intermediate-level waste disposal shaft. [29795]
§ Mr. PageDetails of the internal investigation carried out at Dounreay into the explosion in the intermediate-level waste disposal shaft in 1977 have been supplied to the relevant regulatory and advisory bodies. These include Her Majesty's industrial pollution inspectorate, the Health and Safety Executive's nuclear installations inspectorate, the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment and the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee. UKAEA is required by HMIPI and the NII to investigate the options for the future management of the shaft and its contents, and the time scales for their implementation. The results of this investigation, together with details relating to the 1977 incident, will be presented to COMARE and RWMAC and information will be made public.