§ 103. Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he is satisfied with the methods now employed within the United Kingdom to dispose of nuclear waste materials having a radioactive half-life of more than 100 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GreenwoodSome of the solid wastes are packed into steel drums in concrete and dumped in the Atlantic Deeps, while some are buried on a special site at Drigg, Cumberland. In addition, there are small discharges of liquid waste to the sea by pipeline from Windscale. In the view of experts, these methods are safe and effective.