Scottish Government

Consultation on a Policy for Substituting Overseas Radioactive Wastes at Dounreay

ISBN 978 0 7559 9848 7 (Web only publication)
DPPAS11044

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Contents

Executive Summary
Guidance for Consultees

1.Why We Are Consulting
1.1 Why a Policy for Radioactive Waste Substitution is Needed for Dounreay
1.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment
1.3 The Current Radioactive Waste Substitution Policies in the United Kingdom
1.4 The Reasons for this Proposal
1.5 Summary

2. Dounreay's Historic Contracts and the Current Situation
2.1 Background to the Commercial Contracts at Dounreay
2.2 The Radioactive Waste
2.3 Why has the Treatment of Radioactive Waste at Dounreay Changed?

3. Implications of the Proposed Policy
3.1 Overview of the Implications
3.2 Environmental Neutrality
3.3 Implications for Storage at Dounreay
3.4 Implications for Radioactive Waste Transportation
3.5 Implications of Not Implementing the Proposed Policy
3.6 Summary

4. Proposed Policy Statement
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Coverage of the Policy
4.3 The Policy

5. Questions for Consultees

Appendix AAbbreviations
Appendix BGlossary of Terms
Appendix CReferences

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