HC Deb 30 November 1993 vol 233 cc502-3W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what proportion of the waste to be stored in the proposed Nirex repository, including decommissioning materials, would come from(a) the thermal oxide reprocessing plant and (b) Magnox reprocessing on the assumptions made in drawing up the United Kingdom radioactive waste inventory;

(2) if low-level organic radioactive waste will be dumped in the proposed Nirex repository.

Mr. Yeo

The types of waste disposed of in Nirex's repository will depend on the authorisations granted by the regulators.

Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what specifications he has issued as to the minimum depth of the proposed Nirex radioactive waste repository at Sellafield.

Mr. Yeo

None. It will be for Nirex to demonstrate the safety of its design.

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