§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of the low-level radioactive waste destined for the planned Nirex depository will originate from the reprocessing of imported foreign nuclear fuel.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 11 January 1993]: I understand that the proportion of low-level radioactive waste (LLW) originating from the reprocessing of foreign spent fuel, during the period 2007–2018, is predicted to be 5 per cent. of the total United Kingdom LLW arisings in that period. This waste could be returned to the country of origin or, if BNFL's request to substitute equivalent waste is accepted, disposed of either to the existing Drigg LLW disposal site or in the Nirex deep disposal facility.