§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to ensure all liquid and gaseous radioactive wastes created in the reprocessing of imported spent nuclear fuel at Sellafield are collected at discharge sources and returned to the country of origin of the irradiated foreign fuel.
§ Mr. MacleanBefore liquid wastes are discharged from Sellafield, almost all the radiologically significant material is removed by effluent cleaning plants. The solid wastes and sludges produced by these plants are subject to the normal return arrangements. The remaining liquid and gaseous wastes, which are of little radiological significance, are disposed of under an authorisation from the regulatory authorities, the chief inspector of Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.