§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what research has been(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated by his Department into the forms of packaging available for containment of (i) low, (ii) intermediate and (iii) high level radioactive wastes for its repatriation after reprocessing. [77943]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonI have been asked to reply.
The Department does not commission research relating to specific packages: this is the responsibility of the designer concerned. The Department's role is to evaluate the safety case, made by designers, against the regulatory requirements which apply to certain types of package.