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Trade and Industry - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report] Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 July 1998.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE MONDAY 15 JUNE 1998 Members present: Mr Martin O'Neill, in the chair Mr Roger Berry Mr Bob Laxton Mr Lindsay Hoyle Mr Alasdair Morgan CONTENTS Memorandum submitted by United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority SUMMARY THE DECISION TO ACCEPT THE FUEL THE NATURE OF THE FUEL THE CHOICE OF DOUNREAY THE HANDLING OF THE MATERIAL AT DOUNREAY SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS AT DOUNREAY Examination of Witnesses DR JOHN MCKEOWN, Chief Executive, DR ROY NELSON, OBE, Director, Dounreay, and MR JAMES BRETHERTON, Director, Corporate Services Division, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, examined. Question Number 1 - 19 20 - 39 40 - 64 Memorandum submitted by Nuclear Installations Inspectorate GEORGIAN FUEL INTERRUPTION OF POWER SUPPLIES TO THE FUEL CYCLE AREA (FCA) ON 7 MAY HSE AND SEPA MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY AUDIT AT DOUNREAY Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 Memorandum submitted by The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) GEORGIAN MATERIAL HSE—SEPA MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY AUDIT AT DOUNREAY Examination of Witnesses MR DAVID EVES, CB, Deputy Director General, MR LAURENCE WILLIAMS, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, MR CLIVE NORRIS, HSE's Director of Safety Policy, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, and DR GEORGE HUNTER, Head of Policy Co-ordination, Radioactive Substances, and MR HUGH FEARN, Inspector for Dounreay, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, examined. Question Number 65 - 79 80 - 99 100 - 117 Memorandum submitted by the Highland Council 1.  BACKGROUND 2.  STATUTORY REGULATORS 3.  HIGHLAND COUNCIL POSITION 4.  SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS AT DOUNREAY 5.  RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AT OR CONCERNING DOUNREAY Examination of Witness COUNCILLOR PETER PEACOCK, Convenor, The Highland Council, examined. Question Number 118 - 123 Examination of Witness COUNCILLOR FALCONER WATERS, Deputy Provost of Caithness, examined. Question Number 124 - 136 Memorandum submitted by Scotland Against Nuclear Dumping 1.  SCOTLAND AGAINST NUCLEAR DUMPING 2.  GENERAL—DOUNREAY'S FACILITIES AND MANAGEMENT GENERAL—IMPORTATION OF GEORGIAN MATERIALS TO DOUNREAY REPROCESSING AT DOUNREAY 5.  HEU PROCESSING AT DOUNREAY 6.  PHYSICAL SECURITY AT DOUNREAY 7.  THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS 8.  FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR RECEIPT OF MATERIALS FROM GEORGIA 9.  USE TO BE MADE OF THE MATERIAL 10.  RETURN OF WASTE Annex I Annex II Annexes III and IV not printed Supplementary Memorandum submitted by Scotland Against Nuclear Dumping 1.  QUANTITIES AND TYPES OF MATERIALS 2.  END OF COMMERCIAL REPROCESSING AT DOUNREAY 3.  MISSING U235 AND CRITICALITY RISKS 4.  STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS Memorandum submitted by Caithness Against Nuclear Dumping Examination of Witnesses MS LORRAINE MANN, Scotland Against Nuclear Dumping, and MRS MARJORY MACKENZIE, Caithness Against Nuclear Dumping, examined. 137 - 155 Memorandum submitted by Dounreay Action Group ABOUT THE DOUNREAY ACTION GROUP DOUNREAY AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY MYTHS, RELIGION, AND THE PROTEST INDUSTRY THE DOUNREAY AURA, A 35 YEAR BOOT JOB REPROCESSING FAVOURITE FAULTS AND FALLACIES FINALLY Examination of Witnesses MR ROY GODFREY and REVEREND ALISTAIR ROY, Dounreay Action Group, examined. Question Number 156 - 164 Supplementary Memorandum submitted by The Dounreay Action Group DRY STORAGE OF IRRADIATED FUEL GOVERNMENT BODY CONTRIBUTION TO DOUNREAY IMAGE SEPA

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