DUFERC Meetings 37 – 40

June 2004 – June 2005

Here are excerpts from the Minutes of the meetings of the Depleted Uranium Firing Environmental Review Committee which relate to the firings at at the Kirkcudbright Range, near Dundrennan, Dumfries and Galloway.

An introduction to these Minutes is here.

Acronyms:

KTA, Kirkcudbright Training Area, Ministry of Defence (MOD)

DERA, The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, established in April 1991 as part of the MOD. In July 2001, DERA was split into two organisations:

QinetiQ, a privatised commercial company, and

DSTL, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (MOD)

RO, Royal Ordnance

BNFL, British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.

EA, Environment Agency

SEPA, Scottish Environment Protection Agency

DTEO, Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation (MOD)

PLSD, Protection and Life Sciences Division (MOD)

CDA, Centre for Defence Analysis (MOD)

D SEF Pol, Directorate of Safety, Environmental and Fire Policy (MOD)

DG(Nuc), Director General (Nuclear) (MOD)

DUWG, Depleted Uranium Working Group (MOD)