§ Mr. Alexanderasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many lorry loads of earth and other soil will be required to excavate the proposed nuclear waste dump at Fulbeck; over what period they will be excavated; and how many lorry loads per day this will entail consequently.
§ Mrs. RumboldPrecise assessments for the period of construction of a facility are not possible until NIREX has indicated its preferred site, and its intended repository design and methods of transport. It is unlikely that the small amounts of earth to be excavated during geological investigations at Fulbeck will need to be removed from the site.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local authorities and organisations which have made representations on the proposed special development order on nuclear dumping, specifying whether each has asked for it to be (a) not laid, (b) delayed, (c) changed by deletion of one particular site and (d) changed in some other way.
§ Mr. WaldegraveCounty, district and parish councils from the areas concerned and other bodies, have made representations, making one or more of the requests mentioned by the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when the nuclear waste storage depot at Harwell will be full; and what kind of waste is stored in it.
§ Mr. WaldegraveHarwell provides only temporary storage for low-level waste awaiting transit. It also stores waste originally destined for sea disposal. Other intermediate-level waste is stored at Harwell and present capacity is expected to be filled by about 1989. Plans are currently in hand to extend this.