2011 Scottish Government Response

Scotland's Higher Activity Radioactive Waste Policy: Summary of Comments and Scottish Government Response 2011

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Consultation on the Detailed Statement of Policy of Scotland's Higher Activity Radioactive Waste Policy and the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report.

The Scottish Government conducted a public consultation on its draft Detailed Statement of Policy for Scotland's Higher Activity Radioactive Waste and the Environmental Report on the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Policy. These documents were published on 15 January 2010 along with a Supplementary Information document providing additional factual information to assist consultees.

This Response Document contains:

  • A summary of the responses to the consultation;
  • Detailed responses to the specific questions raised; and
  • The next steps following the consultation.

This report only contains a summary of the responses to the 21 questions contained in the main Consultation Document. A report on the issues raised in the Environmental Report and the Supplementary Assessment and the response to them is published separately in the Post-Adoption Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statement.

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