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Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant

Volume 229: debated on Wednesday 21 July 1993

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To ask the President of the Board of Trade what safety and security measures his Department intends to take in connection with the return of high-level waste resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel to THORP's customers.

[holding answer 14 July 1993]: As is the case for other nuclear materials, the carriage of high-level waste is allowed only in special containers which are subject to stringent international safety standards. Appropriate measures are taken to ensure the security of such transport.