FOI 01168 – Copper and steel quantities required for GDF
Response issued: 03/08/20
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Dear [redacted]
Thank you for your request for information about copper and steel quantities required for geological disposal of the waste inventory destined for disposal in a UK GDF.
Your request
Dear Radioactive Waste Management Limited,
Governments preferred option for disposal of heat generating nuclear waste is a GDF
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What is the total predicted quantities of steel (of all qualities) required to facilitate one or more GDF’s containing the full inventory of existing and future wastes in the UK earmarked for geological disposal?
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What is the total predicted quantities of copper (of all qualities) required to facilitate one or more GDF’s containing the full inventory of existing and future wastes in the UK earmarked for geological disposal?
Our response
We have interpreted your request as asking about the amount of copper and steel required to package all the inventory designated for disposal in a GDF. This information is already publicly available and can be found by summing the numbers in appendices C2 & C3 of the latest Inventory for Geological Disposal - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2016-inventoryfor-geological-disposal
I trust this response meets with your approval ; If however you are dissatisfied with the way in which RWM has dealt with your request, you have the right to require us to review our actions and decisions. If you wish to request a review, please write to me within 40 working days. You will receive a full response to your request for review within 20 working days of its receipt.
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Kind regards