§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what quantity of(a) low and (b) intermediate-level nuclear waste is at Sellafield awaiting disposal or transfer to Scotland at present.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryI have been asked to reply.
Details of the quantities of radioactive waste at nuclear sites in the United Kingdom are contained in the United Kingdom radioactive waste inventory published jointly by the Department of the Environment and UK Nirex Ltd. copies of which are in the Library of the House.
329WThe only radioactive wastes stored at Sellafield (and Windscale Laboratories) which at present may be subject to transfer to Scotland are wastes which are the reponsibility of AEA Technology and which have arisen from work in support of AEA Technology's fast reactor programme. It is a management matter for AEA Technology to determine the appropriate storage and disposal arrangements for these wastes, with the approval of the regulatory authorities.