§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much low-level radioactive material is held at Drigg; and what the capacity of the site is. [109624]
§ Mr. MeacherAround 950,000 cubic metres of low level radioactive wastes have already been disposed of to Drigg. The remaining capacity of the currently authorised site is estimated to be over 800,000 cubic metres. The latter compares with the total future arisings estimate for low level wastes contained in the latest 2001 United Kingdom Radioactive Waste Inventory of 1,490,000 cubic metres.
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§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the landfill sites authorised to receive low-level radioactive waste, indicating which are(a) unlined and (b) single-skinned. [109627]
Landfill site Location Engineered containment status Arpley Landfill Arpley, Warrington Engineered containment (lined) Milton, Landfill Milton, Cambridgeshire Engineered containment (lined) Cowpen Bewley Billingham, Cleveland No engineered containment (unlined), excavated in clay Clifton Marsh Preston, Lancashire Engineered containment (lined) Asham Quarry Beddingham, East Sussex Engineered containment (lined) Hilts Quarry Crich, Derbyshire No engineered containment (unlined) Magnesium Elektron Swinton Swinton, Greater Manchester No engineered containment (unlined) Vickers Waste Ponds Walney Island, Cumbria No engineered containment (unlined) Braziers Landfill Hertfordshire No engineered containment (unlined)