Past consultations

2008 - the year of
Nuclear Consultations

The Government, the NDA and Environment Agency have between them launched a raft of public consultations recently. These are mostly to facilitate the construction of new reactors, or help to find that elusive site for dumping nuclear waste. Check these out, and don't miss your chance to have your say.

Facilitative Actions for new nukes

Funded Decommissioning Programme
22nd Feb 2008 - 16th May 2008
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file44486.pdf

Strategic Siting Assessment Process and Criteria
22nd July 2008 11th Nov 2008
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file47136.pdf

Nuclear Waste Management  

Public and Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Framework for Geological Disposal
Aug 2008 - 30th Nov 2008 http://www.nda.gov.uk/documents/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm
&pageid=22009

Deep Geological Disposal Facilities
Draft Guidance on Requirements for Authorisation 15th May 2008 1st Sept 2008 http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/gd_consultation_2052368.pdf

Plutonium   

Plutonium Options Study
14th Aug 2008 - 8th Oct 2008
http://www.nda.gov.uk/stakeholders/newsletter/plut-options-study.cfm

Radioactive Discharges   

Draft UK Strategy for Radioactive Discharges 2006 - 2030
18th Jun 2008- 30th Sept 2008
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/rad-discharges-ukstrategy/index.htm

Draft Statutory Guidance to the Environment Agency on the regulation of radioactive discharges
June 2008 - 30th Sept 2008
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/rad-discharges-eaguidance/index.htm

Radioactive Substances Regulation Environmental Principles (REPs) and Assessment of Best Available Techniques (BATs)
18th June 2008 - 30th Sept 2008
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/batconsultation_2068887.pdf
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/updated_2068897.pdf