Policy paper

Statement on geological disposal

The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management's (CoRWM's) recommendations on geological waste disposal.

• From: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and Department of Energy & Climate Change
• Published: 25 July 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Statement on geological disposal

PDF, 109 KB, 1 page

Details

CoRWM has restated its original recommendations to government that:

• geological disposal is the long-term answer to managing waste
• high quality interim storage including provision for delay in the disposal is necessary
• allowance should be made for alternative solutions if research develops these options

Published 25 July 2013