DEVELOPMENf OF EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO A DEEP REPOSITORY

UK Nirex Ltd (Nirex) has been set up by the UK Nuclear Industry to establish a deep repository for the disposal of low level (LLW) and intermediate level (ILW) radioactive waste arising in the UK. Nirex is also developing an integrated transport system for moving the waste from the sites at which it arises to the repository, including the design of suitable packages and the preparation of a plan for responding to accidents or other emergencies which might arise during the radioactive waste transport operation. This response known as a Transport Emergency Plan, will form part of the applications for transport package approval and is expected to be subject to examination at the Public Inquiry into the repository development.