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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 July 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 July 2001. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Friday, 13 July 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the availability of tritium for Britain's military defence programme following the accident at the Chapelcross reactor Number 3 this month.
Answer

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the availability of tritium for Britain's military defence programme following the accident at the Chapelcross reactor Number 3 this month. [3721] Mr. Hoon: The incident at Chapelcross had no impact upon the availability of tritium for Britain's military defence programme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3721; 371 c662W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Defence Accidents Radioactive materials Chapelcross power station Tritium
Link
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