June 2006 – January 2007
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)
Excerpts from Minutes of the 43rd Meeting of the Depleted Uranium Firing Environmental Review Committee (DUFERC) on 17 June 2006
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Excerpts from Minutes of the 44th Meeting of the Depleted Uranium Firing Environmental Review Committee (DUFERC) on 26 September 2006
(Redacted name) reported that a definitive letter had been forwarded to him DSG IPT ISS which he read out. The letter stated that there were no further plans to use the Raeberry Battery for DU firings.
Action 43.3. (Redacted name) to investigate the collection and disposal of DU contaminated sabots from Raeberry Battery. (Redacted name) reported that these sabots had been removed to the VJ facility at Eskmeals for monitoring and had since been disposed of. (Redacted name) asked where contaminated items such as sabots were disposed of. (Redacted name) confirmed that this would be BNG Drigg.
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Excerpts from Minutes of the 45th Meeting of the Depleted Uranium Firing Environmental Review Committee (DUFERC) on 17 January 2007
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