§ 35. Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the areas of Scotland which are being considered for the underground storage of nuclear waste.
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§ Mr. MillanUnder a programme financed by the EEC investigations are taking place in most member countries on the suitability of various geological strata for the disposal of radioactive waste, in stable vitrified form. In the United Kingdom, areas in England, Wales and Scotland are involved. No sites for test drilling in Scotland have been selected yed, but the possibilities of the areas of Loch Doon, North Harris, the islands of Pabay and Taransay and parts of the north-west mainland are being considered by the UKAEA, which is planning the programme in the United Kingdom. No proposals to use geological strata for disposal would be formulated for a number of years, and decisions would be made only after full consultation and on the basis of a conclusion, that disposal was safe.