Sellafield

Lord Taverne Excerpts

Wednesday 7th September 2011 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Wilcox]

There are residual liabilities, and we will have to work out exactly what we are going to do. Can we turn the existing plutonium stocks from the MOX plants from a liability into an asset? That is an area that we must look at and see what we can do. The Government consulted earlier this year on their preferred policy option for dealing with all those stockpiles and will confirm their position later this year. I thank my noble friend for his question.

[Lord Taverne]

My Lords, in dealing with the future of nuclear sights, will the Government draw the public’s attention to the fact that most fears about radiation are enormously exaggerated?

[Baroness Wilcox]

I fully agree with my noble friend’s statement.