Angus Robertson
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office), Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which radionuclides were emitted from the Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment at Dounreay following the January 2012 incident; and in what quantities.
Philip Dunne
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
Discharges from the Naval Reactor Test Establishment have remained well within the limits approved by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. The most up-to-date figures are from 2012, and are shown in the following tables.
| Annual Site Liquid Discharges (MBq) | ||
| Type | 2012 | SEPA approved limit |
| Cobalt-60 | 53 | 15,000 |
| Other Beta | 221 | 5,000 |
| Tritium | 21,688 | 150,000 |
| Annual Site Gaseous Discharges (MBq) | ||
| Type | 2012 | SEPA approved limit |
| Noble Gas | 2,157 | 5,000 |
| Beta Particulate | 1.2 | 5.1 |
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