By IRNA,
London : The British government is currently scrutinising the latest assurance report on the safety of its nuclear weapons programme to conceal any secret information, Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey has told MPs.
“The 2010 report is currently being reviewed to identify whether any information needs to be withheld. It will then be published on the MOD,” Harvey said in a written parliamentary reply published Thursday, Annual reports on safety in Britain’s defence and nuclear programmes are carried out by the Defence Nuclear Environment and Safety Board, whose membership is from policy and support areas as well as those responsible for implementation.
“The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) principal safety body, the Defence Environmental and Safety Board, has assessed both the 2008 and 2009 reports. It concluded that the Defence nuclear programmes are being conducted safely,” Harvey said.
In both the last two reports, information was blotted out to keep secret the names and details of certain programmes, developments and sites.
Unlike non-nuclear states, the UK is not subjected to IAEA monitors or inspectors.