Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 2 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Monday, 9 November 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Nuclear Submarines
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons his Department has decided to reduce the radius of the emergency pre-planning zone around a berthed nuclear-powered submarine from two kilometres to 1.5 kilometres.
- Answer
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Any decision to reduce the radius of an emergency planning zone is not made by the Ministry of Defence.The Health and Safety Executive's nuclear installations inspectorate is the national authority responsible for determining the radius of the emergency planning zone. The radius is based on assessments of the hazards associated with berthing nuclear submarines, as submitted by the Ministry of Defence, to meet the requirements of the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (REPPIR 2001).
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 499 c46W; 297796
- Session
- 2008-09
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- Subjects
- Safety Nuclear submarines
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