§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Secretary of State for Energy if the Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive has produced a preconstruction safety report as required by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, to be judged against its safety assessment principles, for the construction of a Land 2 disposal facility.
§ Mr. GoodladThe Waste Disposal Site Regulations, which will provide the framework for the licensing of sites including near-surface facilities, sometimes known as "land 2", will be laid before Parliament later this year. The preparation of a pre-construction safety report by NIREX will be the first stage of the licensing process, once a site has been chosen.