The Scottish Government

COSLA

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, membership organisation for Scottish unitary councils

Decommissioning

Dismantling a closed down nuclear facility and removing its contents, both radioactive and non radioactive waste

DEFRA

Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DTLR

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment, undertaken as part of identifying the impact of major developments (including siting radioactive waste) on the local environment.

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

Half Life

The half-life is the time taken for half of any amount of atomic nuclei to decay. The half-life is unique and unchangeable.

IPPR

Institute of Policy Practice and Research, UK think tank

MRWS

Managing Radioactive Waste Safely, DEFRA consultation document, 2002

NGO

Non governmental organisation

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

SE

Scottish Executive, the Scottish civil service organisation

SEPA

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

SOLACE

Scottish organisation of local authority chief executives

UKAEA

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority