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MANAGING RADIOACTIVE WASTE SAFELY:
SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO THE CONSULTATION

July 2002

Department of the Environment	The National Assembly for Wales	Scottish Executive	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Background
Views included in this summary
Key messages emerging
Summary of views expressed on particular issues
The programme for action
A public debate
Managing the debate - an independent body
Managing the debate - other issues
- Nirex
What wastes still have to be managed?
- New nuclear power stations
- Plutonium, uranium and spent nuclear fuel
Storage of wastes and their regulation
Decommissioning
Waste substitution
Managing spent sealed sources
Segregating UK wastes by half-lives
Further information
Explanation of acronyms (e.g. AGR)
Annex 1 Government announcements on issues covered in the consultation paper
Annex 2 List of those who commented
Annex 3 Response from the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC)
Annex 4 Report of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
Annex 5 Report by the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology

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