§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he will take to support the international action plan and fund proposed by Norway to address(a) safety at nuclear installations, (b) the sound management of nuclear waste and (c) problems associated with the dumping of nuclear waste and arms-related environmental hazards in the Kola peninsula. [25182]
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§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe share Norway's concerns about nuclear safety and radioactive waste management problems in Russia. The majority of international assistance in this area is currently focused on improving the safety of nuclear reactors. Our main contributions to these efforts are channelled through the European Union's PHARE and TACIS programmes, as well as the G7 multilateral programme of action. As projects in these nuclear safety related programmes begin to bear fruit, increasing emphasis is likely to be placed on the specific problem of radioactive waste management.