Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 8: Re-examine Radioactive Substances Act inquiry powers
From Windscale Inquiry — Final Report, published 26 January 1978.
Recommendation
The provisions of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 relating to the powers to hold inquiries into proposed authorisations to discharge should be re-examined (para 10.122).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 95
Reference: 17.8 (8)
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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Recommendation made
48.8 years ago