Dounreay still has culture of secrecy
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Dounreay nuclear power station in Scotland has been heavily criticised in a Trade and Industry select committee report for not disclosing important safety information. An internal safety report in 1997 by the Nuclear Energy Inspectorate had shown Dounreay was reaching crisis point. However, this memorandum was kept secret by the UKAEA on grounds of commercial confidentiality. When the government became aware of its existence in May 1998 the industry minister was told he could not see or publish for legal reasons. Had the true nature of safety problems been known more reprocessing work may not have been allowed, with the plant receiving nuclear waste from overseas.
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Is criticized in Trade & Ind committee report over failure to report safety information of its nuclear power station in Scotland
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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A home away from home
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The Chernobyl explosion of 1986 affected children born in Belarus five years later due to high levels of caesium radiation. Children have a higher risk of cancer of the thyroid and kidneys, as well as leukaemia and brain tumors. There are some 2,000 children from Belarus in the United Kingdom due to the efforts of Chernobyl Children Lifeline, a charity that organises visits lasting from two to three months. Children can receive health treatment in the UK, and they also benefit from living away from the heavy contamination of Belarus.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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The power puzzle
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There is an urgent need for western assistance to make nuclear power stations in the former Eastern Bloc safe. However, little progress has been made in this area so far because of complex legal issues. Many western governments and their nuclear agencies have been unwilling to offer assistance because they fear that they could be held liable if an accident were to take place. This is because a number of eastern European countries are not signatories to the 1960 Paris and 1963 Vienna nuclear liability conventions.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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