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	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Sellafield
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Sellafield Ltd, the Office of Nuclear Regulation and other relevant bodies about existing, or potential, public safety, wildlife vulnerability and security risks arising from the condition of nuclear waste storage ponds at Sellafield; what was the outcome of any such discussions; and what action they are taking to deal with any risks that may have been identified.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL2582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>It is a national priority to reduce the hazard and risk at Sellafield in a safe and timely manner and progress in addressing the hazards at Sellafield is kept under frequent review. The actual detail of the programmes and the actions to maintain safety, are matters between Sellafield Ltd. as the site licence company and ONR as the independent nuclear regulator. Sellafield is ONR’s highest regulatory priority and receives a significantly enhanced level of regulatory attention.</p><p>Security at Sellafield is specifically designed to address a wide range of credible threats, with measures including perimeter and internal physical barriers, detection and surveillance technologies and an armed response provided by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. In line with internationally established principle of continuous improvement, the Sellafield site has seen a series of security enhancements over the last few years to ensure security remains robust.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/11/2014 16:23:44 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

105768

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Sellafield
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what calculations they have made about the size and scale of potential security, environmental and public safety consequences of any potential failure in nuclear waste storage systems at Sellafield; and when they will publish details of those calculations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL2583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Government and licensees take very seriously the need to decommission legacy facilities, including those at Sellafield. This work is underpinned by periodic safety reviews, which are assessed by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). In addition to this, nuclear operators have a legal obligation under the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (REPPIR) to identify, evaluate and assess their hazards and risks, which enables the ONR to determine the off-site emergency planning area in line with its assessment principles:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.onr.org.uk/depz-onr-principles.htm" target="_blank">http://www.onr.org.uk/depz-onr-principles.htm</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/11/2014 16:26:23 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd