Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the outcome of the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors 519W meeting on safety principles for radioactive waste disposal, held on 20 September; and if he will make available copies of the safety principles document.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors approved for publication a draft report on safety principles and technical criteria for the underground disposal of high-level radioactive wastes during its September meeting. The International Atomic Energy Agency plans to publish the report in its "Safety Series" of documents before the end of the year. A copy of the published report will be placed in the Library in due course.