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Written question asked by John Austin (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 February 1993. It was answered by Jonathan Aitken (Conservative) on Monday, 8 February 1993 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
What is the extent, in terms of land area, overall volume and average specific radio-activity of contaminated land and wastes deposited at his Department's establishment site located at Repository Road, Woolwich Common; what is the nature of the wastes in terms of radionuclide and chemical content; when the wastes were deposited at this site; what were the original sources of the wastes; and what assessment he has made of the compliance of the disposal of these wastes to legislation, controls and good practice at the time, and of the subsequent care and management of the site to good practice and regulatory requirements of radioactive waste management. - Inc figures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
218 c496W;218 c493-4W
Session
1992-93
Subjects
Land Pollution Radioactive waste Radioactive materials Radioactivity Ministry of Defence Waste disposal Woolwich
Contains statistics
Yes