Nuclear Waste (Hansard, 9 February 2004)

§ Mr. Laurence Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much imported nuclear waste has been dealt with by NIREX; what revenue NIREX has received for dealing with that waste; and if she will make a statement. [153373]

§ Mr. Timms
None. The UK does not allow the import of radioactive waste, and Nirex has no role in handling spent nuclear fuel from overseas.

§ Mr. Stephen O'Brien
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the costs that will he incurred as a result of her plans for intermediate level waste substitution. [153560]

§ Mr. Timms
The costs associated with ILW substitution are dealt with in the Regulatory Impact Assessment at Appendix 2 of the Consultation document, copies of which have been placed in the Libraries of the House.

§ Mr. Stephen O'Brien
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much additional nuclear waste she estimates will be stored in the United Kingdom as a result of her plans for intermediate level waste substitution. [153561]

§ Mr. Timms
The NAC International report estimates that the volume of overseas intermediate level radioactive waste (ILW) retained in the UK as a result of ILW substitution would be about 1.4 per cent. of the UK's total ILW. This amounts to approximately 3,000m³. This would be partially offset by a reduction in high level waste that would otherwise be retained in the UK of about 50m³.