§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what request Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution has made of Nirex UK Ltd. to make public HMIP's safety assessment of Nirex's capability to prepare a full safety case for the proposed nuclear waste disposal facility at Sellafield; with what result; and if he will make a statement. [30606]
§ Mr. AtkinsHMIP has made no assessment of Nirex's capability to prepare a full case for the post-closure safety of an underground repository. Nirex has not submitted an application for such a facility.
Under an agreement with Nirex, HMIP has reviewed information which that company has provided voluntarily and has classified as commercial in confidence. Nirex has a right of confidentiality regarding such material. HMIP continues to press Nirex to review its position concerning the restrictions the company has placed on the release of such reports.