Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 June 1997. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 June 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of Transport;Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: Pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Truro of 2nd June, Official Report, column 47, if he will list (a) the authors, (b) the date commissioned and (c) the expected completion date of the report on the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel. - Inc ref to Government's White Paper "Review of Radioactive Waste Management Policy. Final Conclusions" (Cm 2919).

Answer: Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Truro of 2 June, Official Report, column 48, if he will list (a) the authors, (b) the date commissioned and (c) the expected completion date of the report on the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel. [2751] Angela Eagle: The study into research strategies for the disposal of high level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel follows from a commitment given in the previous Government's White Paper "Review of Radioactive Waste Management Policy. Final Conclusions" (Cm 2919). QuantiSci Limited were appointed to undertake the work in March of this year following competitive tendering. The scheduled completion date for their work is April 1999.

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