HC Deb 06 February 1995 vol 254 c11W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what studies have been carried out by his Department into the long-term storage of radioactive waste.

Mr. Atkins

Since 1981 my Department has carried out the following studies into the long-term storage of radioactive waste. These are available through the Library of the House:

  • A Design Study of Long Term Storage and Underground Disposal System for Highly Active Waste.
  • W. R. Burton and J. R. Griffin
  • Pre-disposal Storage, Transport and Handling of Vitrified High-Level Waste.
  • T. F. Kempe and A. Martin
  • Surface Storage of Vitrified High-Level Radioactive Waste in Reinforced Concrete Casks.
  • H. Beale, M. W. George and T. Robertson
  • Implications of Long-term Surface or Near-Surface Storage of Intermediate and Low Level Waste in the United Kingdom.
  • N. Murray, D. Vande Putte and R. J. Wade.
  • Long-term Storage of Radioactive Solid Waste Within Disposal Facilities.
  • M. Wakerley and J. Edmunds
  • Assessment of Best Practicable Environment Options (BPEOs) for Management of Low and Intermediate-Level Solid Wastes.

In addition, over the same period, there have been a number of studies into short-term storage.