§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what account was taken by NIREX of drainage and water table problems of sites considered for nuclear dumping.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[pursuant to his answer, 15 May 1986, c. 550]: I am informed that NIREX took account of all hydrogeological information available to it.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether his review of the question of radioactive dose equivalents to critical groups will be completed before the geological exploration of near-surface disposal sites begins; and what implications it has for the design, siting and operation of nuclear dumps.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[pursuant to his answer, 15 May 1986 c. 550]: No. Although a generic review of radioactive dose equivalents to critical groups from various disposal options was undertaken as part of the BPEO study, site specific assessments cannot be undertaken until NIREX has obtained the necessary geological data.