<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Irish Government recently complained that it receives insufficient information from companies and other governments on shipments of nuclear material that pass close to Irish waters. At the end of September, an armed shipment of plutonium passed within 250 km of the southern coast on its way from the United States to France.   Given that these shipments pose a serious health and security threat, will the Commission seek to improve the rights of Member States regarding access to information in such cases in the future? What proposals are being put forward by the Commission on this issue?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [8]. </s>
The Irish Government recently complained that it receives insufficient information from companies and other governments on shipments of nuclear material that pass close to Irish waters. At the end of September, an armed shipment of plutonium passed within 250 km of the southern coast on its way from the United States to France.   Given that these shipments pose a serious health and security threat, will the Commission seek to improve the rights of Member States regarding access to information in such cases in the future? What proposals are being put forward by the Commission on this issue?