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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence by what date rim-sealed containers for storage of special nuclear materials at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston will be replaced by new, long-term storage containers.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Date

26 October 2010

Reference

19133; 517 c202W

House

House of Commons

Nuclear Waste (Portsmouth)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead of 21 June 2005, Official Report, column 887W, on nuclear waste, what the location is of the radioactive waste in Portsmouth; how much material is stored;...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 July 2005

Reference

8630; 436 c428W

House

House of Commons

Nuclear Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many new nuclear waste storage facilities she expects to be built in each of the next 10 years; and where.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 June 2005

Reference

5217; 435 c1040W;435 c1044W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the amount of (a) processed and (b) unprocessed nuclear waste that will be stored in the UK in (i) one year, (ii) three years' and (iii) five years' time; and if she will make...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 September 2004

For answer on

11 October 2004

Answered on

11 October 2004

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what estimate she has made of the amount of (a) processed and (b) unprocessed nuclear waste that will be stored in the UK in (i) one year, (ii) three years' and (iii) five years' time; and if she will make a statement; [187736] (2) how much (a) processed and (b) unprocessed nuclear waste is being stored in the UK; at which locations it is being stored; and from where the waste originated. [187738] Mr. Morley: I have been asked to reply. An inventory of the radioactive waste currently held, and forecast to be held in the future, in the UK is compiled periodically (normally every three years) by my department and United Kingdom Nirex Limited (Nirex). This inventory statement, known as the UK Radioactive Waste Inventory, is a published document and it gives details of the waste in terms of volume, physical characteristics and chemical composition. It also provides information on the amounts of waste which are currently held in conditioned and unconditioned form, who is responsible for its management, and where it is stored. There are over 30 sites at which waste is stored in the UK, the major site being Sellafield. Details of where waste originated from is not contained in the Inventory, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. In general the waste currently held on sites is that which has arisen at the site, but there have been movements between sites over the years. The last fully compiled Inventory, published in October 2002, is for a stock date (i.e data collection date) of 1 April 2001. Work to compile the next Inventory for a stock date of 1 April 2004 is currently ongoing, and the results will be published in 2005. Figures for the stocks of UK radioactive waste given in the 2001 UK Radioactive Waste Inventory are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Stocks (m3) HLW ILW LLW 1 Not yet conditioned 1,619 64,227 14,425 Already conditioned 342 11,186 303 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Most LLW is usually promptly disposed of to the Drigg disposal facility. Approximate estimates of future arisings derived from the 2001 Inventory, in terms of fully conditioned volumes, are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Estimated conditioned volume of waste (m3) HLW ILW LLW 1 April 2001 764 74,500 15,900 1 April 20041 964 84,900 54,200 1 April 20071 1,160 96,000 87,000 1 April 20091 1,270 103,000 107,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Approximate estimates derived from 2001 Inventory figures. Definitive 2004 figures will be provided by the 2004 Inventory results.

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

425 c124-5W; 187736;187738

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to (a) recycle, (b) repatriate and (c) bury nuclear waste currently being stored in the UK.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 September 2004

For answer on

11 October 2004

Answered on

11 October 2004

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to (a) recycle, (b) repatriate and (c) bury nuclear waste currently being stored in the UK. [187737] Mr. Morley: I have been asked to reply. UK radioactive waste owners are responsible for the future management of their waste, subject to securing the necessary regulatory approval from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the environment agencies. The Government's position on the future of reprocessing of spent fuel was set out in the July 2002 White Paper "Managing the Nuclear Legacy" (Cmd.5552). Magnox fuel is reprocessed for reasons given in the White Paper, and this should finish by around 2012. BNFL expects to complete their existing order book for THORP reprocessing by around 2010. Before making a decision on any proposal for new THORP contracts the Government would review it against the criteria set out in the White Paper and would consult publicly. Government policy for the return of wastes from the reprocessing of foreign spent fuel is set out in the July 1995 White Paper "Review of Radioactive Waste Management Policy: Final Conclusions" (Cmd.2919). It is that the wastes arising from such reprocessing should be returned to the country of origin, and the high level radioactive waste (HLW) should be returned as soon as practicable after vitrification. The White Paper accepted that in appropriate circumstances this return policy can be implemented by waste substitution arrangements which ensure broad environmental neutrality for the UK. Substitution of HLW for low level radioactive waste (LLW) was permitted because of the availability of the LLW disposal facility at Drigg in Cumbria. Intermediate level radioactive waste (ILW) substitution was the subject of a Department of Trade and Industry consultation paper issued in January 2004, and the responses to this are currently being considered. All reprocessing contracts signed by BNFL since 1976 have included return of waste provisions, and these has been reinforced by exchange of intergovernmental letters. The programme of return of overseas reprocessing wastes is planned to begin in 2007-8. The Drigg facility caters for the long-term management of LLW. Options for the long-term management of higher activity waste are currently the subject of consideration and evaluation by the independent Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM). The long- term management policy for these higher activity wastes will be decided by UK Government and the devolved administrations in light of CoRWM's recommendations, due to be delivered in summer 2006. In the meantime the waste is stored safely under the regulatory surveillance of the HSE and environment agencies.

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

425 c125W;425 c125-6W; 187737

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether visits by the International Atomic Energy Authority include (a) military sites, (b) the inspection of military plutonium from Aldermaston stored under safeguards at Sellafield and (c) the inspection of plutonium waste stored at AWE Aldermaston; and if she will...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 December 2003

Reference

140924; 415 c100-1W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with his German counterpart on the amount of storage space for spent nuclear fuel (a) currently available and (b) under construction in Germany. - (Holding answer 5 May 1999).

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 May 1999

Reference

82945; 330 c438-9W;330 c432-3W

House

House of Commons

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