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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 June 1995. It was answered by Richard Page (Conservative) on Monday, 19 June 1995 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Dept of Trade and Industry

Question
How much contaminated debris is estimated to be present inside the concrete sarcophagus built around the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor number 4; and what is his latest estimate of the time necessary to clean up the Chernobyl nuclear plant. - Includes figures and ref to summary of report "Stabilisation of the existing shelter and the containment of both the existing shelter and the damaged remains of reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant" in Library DEP/3 1817.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
262 c67W;262 c67-8W
Session
1994-95
Subjects
Decommissioning Accidents Radioactive waste Nuclear power Nuclear power stations Nuclear safeguards Safety Chernobyl
Contains statistics
Yes