HC Deb 01 April 2003 vol 402 cc628-9W
Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which prospective sites were chosen by Nirex in its earlier site search for suitable locations to dispose of radioactive waste. [106417]

Mr. Wilson

As the Secretary of State for the Environment informed the House on 21 March 1989, Nirex recommended to Government that detailed geological studies for a deep repository be carried out in the vicinity of Sellafield and Dounreay.

Nirex has no current plans to investigate sites for radioactive waste disposal facilities.