§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, when the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee—Advisory Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations joint study group examining site selection for radioactive waste repositories will he published.
§ Mr. AtkinsSir John Knill, the chairman of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee, was invited last year to chair a joint study group drawn from members of RWMAC and the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations to consider the approach to site selection for radioactive waste disposal facilities and the criteria for ensuring the protection of human health.
The study group's report has been published today, together with the minority views of two members. Copies have been placed in the Library of the House. I welcome the report and minority views as a valuable contribution to the debate on this issue. They represent advice to the Government and are not a statement of policy. The Government's response will be published in due course, together with the final conclusions of the review of radioactive waste management policy.