Review of low level radioactive waste (LLW) management policy

Completed

Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies)
Not Energy Related

Applied Research and Development

SOCIAL SCIENCES (Politics and International Studies)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)

Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)

Project Contact
University College London

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DEFRA

01 January 2005

30 August 2005

8 months

£59,698

No relevance to Underpinning Sectors

London

DEFRA Radioactive Substances RS01

Project Contact, University College London

Objectives not supplied

The project is related to a UK Government and devolved administrations (hereafter Government) review of policy for the management of low level radioactive waste (LLW). The review is to be overseen by the national Radioactive Waste Policy Group (RWPG). This Group consists of representatives of UK Government, the devolved administrations and the main regulatory bodies for radioactive waste management. RWPG has established a Steering Group to oversee the LLW management policy review. Any existingpolicy on LLW management is set out in the 1995 White Paper `Review of Radioactive Waste Management Policy: Final Conclusions` (Cm 2919). With the new Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) being established, to commence operating from 1 April 2005, and major decommissioning and clean-up programmes for the UK`s older nuclear sites now underway, Government wishes to issue a public consultation for review of existing LLW management policy in the latter part of 2005.

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