UK Radwaste Policy

["Frederic Dawson" <ydc90@dial.pipex.com>]

House of Lords - Select Committee on Science and Technology

The report is divided into four parts. The first describes the present
situation, giving some of the history and background to the current wastes
in the United Kingdom's inventory. This part also outlines some of the ways
of dealing with nuclear waste that have been used in the past or advocated
to us.
In the second part analyses the options for waste management in the UK from
the technical perspective, reaching conclusions on the preferred method.

There is then close examination of the constraints on implementing this
waste management strategy, in particular the question of public
acceptability. The report concludes with a review of policy and make
recommendations for the future.

The third part considers related but separate waste management issues,
particularly reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel and the stock of plutonium.
The report concludes with a summary of the  recommendations.

The full report can be found at :-


http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199899/ldselect/ldsct
ech/41/4101.htm

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