Vol. 546 No. 3
98 Ms Clune asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will publish the report produced by the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Security and International Binding Structures at Nuclear Installations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31722/01]
The report to which the question refers is an International Atomic Energy Agency restricted document which is not in the public domain. It is a report on protection against nuclear terrorism prepared by the Director General of the IAEA and presented by him to the its board of governors' meeting on 30 November. While the report is not in the public domain, a summary of the report was press released by the IAEA on the same date. In summary, the report outlines plans and costings for substantially expanding and strengthening the IAEA's programmes relating to improving nuclear security, including security of nuclear facilities. It also covers emergency response measures. Any decision to publish the report would be a matter for the IAEA and not IAEA member states.
