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10/12/2004
Ireland and Britain agree nuclear package
In Dublin today at the Custom House, the British and Irish governments agreed a package of measures to settle the legal action taken against the UK by Ireland over Sellafield.
Minister for the Environment Dick Roche, and the British Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Stewart Eldon, announced the outcome of ongoing discussions between Ireland and the UK stemming from the legal action brought by Ireland under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Described the talks as "fruitful and constructive" the governments agreed a package of measures designed to address a wide range of issues related to nuclear energy. The deal will see the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) and An Garda Síochána visits to Sellafield. Also included is a provision for Ireland to access the UK's RIMNET radiation monitoring system and a series of initiatives to develop and improve existing co-operation arrangements between both governments.
This will lead to significantly enhanced co-operation in the fields of emergency planning, regulator-to-regulator and expert-to-expert dialogue, and improved mechanisms for information exchange.
The British Ambassador described the package as a "positive, welcome development… arising from a discussion process in which both Governments have engaged constructively over a wide range of issues to ensure that the system of intergovernmental notification and co-operation is as robust and effective as it can be."
Minister Roche said the package was aimed at building confidence and improving communication, co-operation and co-ordination between friendly neighbouring states.
The Minister and the Ambassador also signed a deal that will ensure both countries will co-operate fully in the event of a significant nuclear incident.
Minister Roche described the Agreement as a "positive development in our shared interest in managing our respective positions on the nuclear energy issue". The British Ambassador also warmly welcomed the agreement.
(SP/MB)
Minister for the Environment Dick Roche, and the British Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Stewart Eldon, announced the outcome of ongoing discussions between Ireland and the UK stemming from the legal action brought by Ireland under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Described the talks as "fruitful and constructive" the governments agreed a package of measures designed to address a wide range of issues related to nuclear energy. The deal will see the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) and An Garda Síochána visits to Sellafield. Also included is a provision for Ireland to access the UK's RIMNET radiation monitoring system and a series of initiatives to develop and improve existing co-operation arrangements between both governments.
This will lead to significantly enhanced co-operation in the fields of emergency planning, regulator-to-regulator and expert-to-expert dialogue, and improved mechanisms for information exchange.
The British Ambassador described the package as a "positive, welcome development… arising from a discussion process in which both Governments have engaged constructively over a wide range of issues to ensure that the system of intergovernmental notification and co-operation is as robust and effective as it can be."
Minister Roche said the package was aimed at building confidence and improving communication, co-operation and co-ordination between friendly neighbouring states.
The Minister and the Ambassador also signed a deal that will ensure both countries will co-operate fully in the event of a significant nuclear incident.
Minister Roche described the Agreement as a "positive development in our shared interest in managing our respective positions on the nuclear energy issue". The British Ambassador also warmly welcomed the agreement.
(SP/MB)
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