HC Deb 28 January 1994 vol 236 cc444-5W
Mr. Shersby

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will call for a report from Her Majesty's inspector of pollution in respect of the hospitals whose radioactive clinical waste is being incinerated at Hillingdon hospital incineration plant; and what estimate he has made as to the hazard to health resulting from the incineration of such waste.

Mr. Atkins

HMIP has authorised the transfer and the incineration of very low-level radioactive waste at the clinical energy incinerator at Hillingdon hospital from the following hospitals:

  • The Hillingdon hospital
  • Mount Vernon hospital
  • Harefield hospital

In addition, it is authorised to receive low-level radioactive waste from Brunel university.

In setting the discharge limits, HMIP is satisfied that any effect is environmentally acceptable and that no national or international dose limits applicable to members of the public would be exceeded.