§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many sites in Wales are authorised to discharge radioactive liquid waste to the public sewer.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThere are currently 55 authorisations under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 to dispose of liquid radioactive waste. The authorisations prescribe discharge into drainage systems which could include public sewers.
§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report a list of those 434W premises in Wales registered under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 being monitored by a commercial company on behalf of Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe following sites are subject to monitoring by a contractor as part of the national environment monitoring programme conducted by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution.
- 1. Trawsfynydd nuclear power station, Gwynedd.
- 2. Wylfa nuclear power station, Gwynedd.
- 3. Amersham International plc, South Glamorgan.
- 4. Cilgwyn quarry waste disposal site, Gwynedd.
None of the above sites is subject to registration under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960, although the first three are subject to authorisation under the Act.
§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of premises in Wales registered under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960; and if he will separately distinguish how many are sited in each parliamentary constituency.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThere are 640 registrations covering Wales under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960. Details are not maintained by parliamentary constituency. A list of registrations by county is provided in the DOE/ Welsh Office/Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution publication "List of Registrations in England and Wales issued under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 for the keeping and use of radioactive materials and mobile apparatus", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.