§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 6 December 2001,Official Report, column 468W, what assessment he has made of the analysis of the risks posed to Sellafield from terrorist intervention as set out by the authors of the European Parliament's scientific and technological options assessment programme study to which he refers. [23215]
§ Mr. WilsonI have been asked to reply.
None. In my reply of 10 December 2001, Official Report, column 666W, I made it clear that the chairman of the STOA panel took note of the Wise-Paris study and decided to publish it as a first contribution to the scientific debate on the possible toxic effects from the nuclear processing plants in Sellafield and Cap de la Hague. The study did not look into possible risks that may be posed from terrorists. Stringent security and safety precautions are taken at all UK civil nuclear sites and are kept under regular review.