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Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee

Volume 199: debated on Tuesday 19 November 1991

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will be meeting members of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee.

I am meeting members of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee today following the inaugural meeting of the reconstituted committee. I have asked members of the new committee to look at the three particular subjects. First, I have asked them to review the radioactive waste disposal issues which are likely to arise over the next 20 years. Secondly, I have asked them to review the overall national radiation monitoring programme following the installation of phase 2 of the radioactive incident monitoring network and to make recommendations. Thirdly, I have asked them to consider and advise on the extent and nature of the Department's radioactive substances research pro-gramme.The members of the reconstituted committee are:

Members of the reconstituted RWMAC Chairman: Professor John Knill—Chairman of NERC

  • *Dr. Jack I. Abernethy-Member of the Institute of Professional Managers and Specialists (BNFL)
  • *Professor Kathleen J. Anderson OBE-Depute Principal, Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh, Biologist
  • Dr. Helen ApSimon—Imperial College, Senior Lecturer-Atmospheric Modelling
  • Professor Andrew Blowers—Professor of Social Services, Open University
  • *Professor Keith Boddy OBE—Head of Regional Medical Physics Department, Newcastle General Hospital, Northern Region Health Authority
  • Professor Charles Brown—Heriot-Watt University (Marine Biologist)
  • Mr. Wilf Cassidy—Scientific Advisor and County Analyst Somerset CC
  • Dr. Roger H. Clarke—Director, National Radiological Protection Board
  • Dr. Martin Courtis—Director of Environmental Services Environmental Health, Carlisle DC
  • *Professor H. John Evans—Director of the MRC Human Genetics Unit at Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
  • *Dr. Ron H. Flowers—Chief Technologist (Nuclear), AEA Technology
  • Mr. Michael Folger—Managing Director, UK Nirex Ltd
  • Dr. Eleanor James-Lecturer Mathematics, University of Aberystwyth, Member of Executive Committee of the Council for the Protection of Rural Wales

South Western Region1 Discounted value of all sales (£ '000)

Local authority

1980–81

1981–82

1982–83

1983–84

1984–85

1985–86

1986–87

1987–88

1988–89

1989–90

1990–91

Bath2,4912,1971,7692,0131,8351,4162,3594,9937,4303,1771,888
Bristol014,26319,23611,87012,5379,3399,30713,22923,43025,01911,579
Kingswood3164,1554,8472,0931,6581,3891,2642,4875,5912,9551,069
Northavon1,9062,5383,6993,0392,3151,3951,9312,3796,558n/a1,922
Wansdyke3,3593,0662,3171,5811,6851,6332,3353,3366,6513,0191,063
Woodspring3356,520n/a6,3584,625n/a5,3255,55310,2687,9833,914
Caradon09852,0521,4621,6571,1251,4681,8234,978n/an/a
Carrick8942,4451,722673n/a1,510n/an/a2,945n/a1,378
Kerrier02,4561,0728507707306638292,0981,370653
North Cornwall01,9262,1181,9461,5641,1541,2711,6214,7884,6131,816
Penwith8388481,1721,355815824n/a1,6212,6782,686852
Restormel452,4291,8891,3821,0569331,2271,6574,0661,533937
Isles of Scilly00606016352714377n/a32
East Devon1,5191,2851,8433,1542,2681,7422,1814,1816,3163,7481,585
Exeter1,1331,9582,3402,5202,2942,635n/an/an/a5,0751,834
Mid Devon01,6853,4442,1241,6751,3041,8943,3634,2901,8571,083
North Devon02,3693,4091,800n/an/a1,7892,5214,3962,7501,180
Plymouth5,2965,5399,4208,0214,763n/a6,3097,61215,99119,3107,426
South Hams7321,3802,0301,8401,7651,9811,4682,2363,1813,2941,443
Teignbridgen/a2,6322,3591,9221,7802,2522,0552,4247,2655,3621,406
Torbay6229151,3601,9482,1541,9832,320n/a11,6194,7131,692
Torridge182,7761,2459287236771,0521,4812,9241,596775
West Devon8601,2441,0311,2721,2201,091846n/a2,0101,524n/a
Bournemouth1,0883,1992,8705,5993,8613,0603,9595,2149,3405,3112,730
Christchurch768960902n/an/an/an/a1,422n/a1,144n/a
East Dorset8659241,091n/a1,6021,252n/an/an/an/an/a
North Dorset5971,3861,9121,4411,3791,3091,3742,5713,6462,3351,181
Poole1,0879634,2175,7904,4843,1954,113n/a6,2418,9372,583
Purbeck8441,5831,1821,2371,6509081,2361,3822,7683,250n/a
West Dorset102,4693,9332,6232,3902,5664,6913,1665,4622,9501,839
Weymouth and Portland7891,4012,5906,3172,0141,3261,9922,7113,9102,803898
Cheltenham1,1973,6723,3942,9051,1611,7931,6842,7777,4414,7091,820
Cotswold03,3183,5662,0181,9041,4891,5492,2353,3711,8531,589
Forest of Dean0n/a2,9011,8311,6171,2181,2792,2765,5261,961929
Gloucester9422,5332,8051,7441,6611,2071,8413,1254,436n/a1,573
Stroud1,5272,6663,2322,4912,1292,0462,6432,1165,7024,5941,425
Tewkesbury4544,2412,5361,7681,1911,0261,0242,0573,6822,0461,234
Mendip1,6013,2872,3922,5872,5872,8233,4893,6147,797n/a1,999
Sedgemoor1,2603,8054,2532,5521,4862,1402,4343,6104,7704,9652,272
South Somerset1,8292,8723,2372,8823,1932,5883,5216,01612,0076,3213,337
  • *Professor Gilbert Kelling—Professor of Geology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Keele
  • Miss Angela M. Killick—Chairman, Hampstead District Health Authority
  • Dr. John McKeown—Director of Safety, Scottish Nuclear Mr. George J. Medley OBE-Director World Wide Fund for Nature UK
  • Dr. Les A. Mitchell Director of Technology, Nuclear Electric PLC
  • *Dr. William L. Wilkinson CBE—Deputy Chief Executive, BNFL
  • *Professor David R. Williams—Professor of Applied Chemistry, University of Wales

Those names marked with an asterisk are members who have previously served on RWMAC.