§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if there are any plans for the Bradwell nuclear power station site to be used as a national repository for radioactive debris and equipment resulting from the decommissioning of the Magnox programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyNo. Nirex's disposal facility for low and intermediate-level radioactive waste is intended to accommodate both operational and decommissioning wastes. The Government have made it clear that it intends to keep open the sea disposal option for large items arising from decommissioning operations.