HC Deb 23 March 1983 vol 39 cc447-8W
48. Mr. Cunliffe

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to end the practice of disposing of medium and low-level radioactive waste in opencast coal mines.

Mr. Macfarlane

I can reassure the hon. Member that there is no such practice. Only a limited number of dedicated disposal facilities are required for intermediate and low-level radioactive wastes, and the geology of opencast coal mines is unlikely to be suitable.