HC Deb 20 July 1998 vol 316 c432W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph 151 of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee's Review of the MOD's Radioactive Waste Management and Practice, what action he plans to take in respect of the storage facilities identified as not constructed for long-term use. [51157]

Mr. Spellar

There were two stores at AWE Aldermaston which were identified as not constructed for long-term storage of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) by the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee. The waste from these two stores will be checked, overpacked and transported to one of the existing purpose built stores by the end of 1999. It remains the intention to construct the new ILW store referred to by the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee in paragraph 151 of their report on the Ministry of Defence radioactive waste management to deal with future waste arisings.

Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what quantity of radioactive liquid has escaped from nuclear submarines held at (i) Rosyth, (ii) Devonport and (iii) Faslane in each year since 1980. [51155]

Mr. Spellar

I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

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