HC Deb 21 May 1998 vol 312 c469W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the remit of the safety review currently being conducted of the fuel cycle area at Dounreay. [43068]

Mr. Macdonald

The review was announced on 15 May and is being carried out by the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. The terms of reference are to carry out a detailed audit of the management of safety at Dounreay, including: the effects of contractorisation; the management of reprocessing operations; the management of radioactive waste; the management of decommissioning; the arrangements for dealing with incidents; the interface between Dounreay and UKAEA' s corporate management; and to make recommendations and publish a report.

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