HC Deb 22 October 1991 vol 196 c485W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy towards the proposal put forward by the Swedish Ministry of the Environment to the IAEA-sponsored conference on the safety of nuclear power; strategy for the future, that a legally binding international convention on nuclear waste management and final disposal safety be established.

Mr. Baldry

The IAEA-sponsored conference discussed the Swedish proposal and concluded that the IAEA should develop international safety objectives for use by participating member states with regard to the implementation of waste management and disposal. My officials will be working with the IAEA to help develop such objectives, and to discuss the content of a possible convention.