NWAA Documents

The Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates Issues Register Comnmentary is a more detailed look at the 101 outstanding scientific and technical issues which will need to be resolved before a safety case can be compiled for a deep geological disposal facility … Continue reading →

This is a list, compiled by Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates, of the 101 outstanding scietific and technical hurdles related to the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste. These issues will need to be resolved before a safety can be made. For … Continue reading →

In October 2010 the Government consulted on a revised set of draft National Policy Statements on Energy. Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates made this submission entitled “Effective Arrangements for Waste from New Reactors Do Not Exist (Part Two)”. As with our … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government’s Annex to the Environmental Report  for its proposed Higher Activity Radioactive Waste Policy was published in September 2010 to provide a supplementary assessment of policy alternatives. This NWAA consultation response agrees with the Scottish Government policy of not … Continue reading →

NWAA response to Environment Agency Consultation on the Waste Implications of the Proposed EPR and AP1000 New Build nuclear reactor designs – The EA Generic Design Assessment ( GDA). The Environment Agency’s (EA’s) role is to ensure the impact of … Continue reading →

In June 2007 the Scottish Government announced that its policy for the long-term management of higher activity radioactive wastes is to support long-term near surface, near site storage facilities so that waste is monitorable and retrievable and the need for … Continue reading →

Submission to the consultation on the draft National Policy Statements (NPS) on Energy Infrastructure. This submission examines the evidence for the Government’s assertion that effective arrangements will exist for waste produced by new reactors. It concludes that the Government’s assetion “…that … Continue reading →

Submission to the Consultation on the Secretary of State’s Proposed Decision as Justifying Authority on the Regulatory Justification of the New Nuclear Power Station Designs currently known as the AP1000 and the EPR, 22nd February 201o. This submission examines the evidence … Continue reading →

Submission to the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee Inquiry into the Energy National Policy Statements from Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates, January 2010. “Effective Arrangements for Waste from New Reactors Do Not Exist”. Memorandum_to_HoC_ECCC_Jan10 The Energy and Climate Change … Continue reading →