HC Deb 17 December 1992 vol 216 c499W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 19 November,Official Report, column 301, if he will (a) make a statement on decisions taken at the meeting of the International Radioactive Waste Department Advisory Committee in Vienna from 27 to 29 October and (b) arrange for a copy of the documentation submitted by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution to be placed in the Library.

Mr. Maclean

The answer is as follows:

  1. (a) No decisions were taken at the meeting of the International Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee subgroup in Vienna, 27 to 29 October 1992, since it was convened solely as a discussion forum to help develop an international consensus on principles and criteria for disposal of solid radioactive waste, with particular reference to safety indicators for disposal in geological formations. A copy of the minutes of the meeting, prepared by International Atomic Energy Agency staff, has been placed in the Library.
  2. (b) HMIP did not submit documentation to this meeting, but the HMIP representative participated fully in the discussions.