§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what research proposals he has developed in order to develop a technically feasible and economically viable strategy for plutonium disposal. [1790]
§ Mr. MeacherNo specific research proposals on this issue have been developed, but a current study of the requirements for a research strategy for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel will be considering the possible implications of co-disposal of surplus plutonium.