§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent communications his Department has had with the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee on the options for returning to countries of origin radioactive wastes arising from spent fuel reprocessed at Sellafield and Dounreay.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee has been asked for its views on the technical basis of British Nuclear Fuels' proposals on implementing the return of waste options in its reprocessing contracts with overseas customers, and in particular on the likely radiological and environmental impact for the United Kingdom. The Atomic Energy Authority is still considering its options for the management of waste from reprocessing at Dounreay.