§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on progress achieved in the design and construction of the intermediate level radioactive waste conditioning plant at Harwell; and when it will become operational.
§ Mr. EggarI have been asked to reply.
The main structure of the intermediate level waste vault store at Harwell has now been completed to schedule and below budget. Delivery and installation of plant and equipment is proceeding to programme. The store is on schedule to commence operation in 1996.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what request he has made to the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee for the committee to advise on the validity of calculation methods for radiation doses in regard to radioactive waste management.
§ Mr. YeoThe committee has been asked to give its views on the usefulness of collective dose assessments and the validity of presenting such impacts in terms of numbers of fatalities.