NUCLEAR ACCIDENT AT CHAPELCROSS NUCLEAR POWER STATION

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This is an amendment to an existing motion

This motion was originally tabled by Mr Mike Weir on 18 July 2001. This is amendment number 1.

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Suggested amendment

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'welcomes the news that all 24 fuel rods involved in the recent incident at Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station were accounted for and exact locations known on the evening of Wednesday 17th July, which therefore enabled the incident to be stood down; welcomes the company's openness with regard to the issuing of regular press releases; further welcomes the news of a full inquiry by the Nuclear Installation Inspectorate into an incident that was Category 1 on the International Nuclear Event Scale and thereby classed as an anomaly; and very much regrets the attempts of the Scottish National Party to portray a much more sensational situation than that which actually existed, and which is only to be expected since no Member of the Scottish National Party, honourable Member or Member of the Scottish Parliament has had the decency, as yet, to visit the site.'.

Original motion text

That this House notes the widespread concern throughout Scotland at the accident at the Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station; is extremely concerned that 12 fuel rods apparently remain unaccounted for and that there appear to have been attempts to cover up the incident; and calls upon the Government to carry out a full and independent inquiry into this potentially catastrophic accident.

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