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Appraisal of Sustainability Scoping and Habitats Regulations Assessment Methodology Reports for Geological Disposal National Policy Statement

A technical consultation which seeks input on the scope of the Appraisal of Sustainability and approach to the Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Government’s (to be developed) draft National Policy Statement on geological disposal facility infrastructure.

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This is a technical consultation, which seeks the input of statutory and relevant technical experts on the scope of the Appraisal of Sustainability and approach to the Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Government’s (to be developed) draft National Policy Statement on geological disposal facility infrastructure.

In the interests of openness and transparency, these two reports are being made available online. Interested organisations and members of the public are welcome to respond to the technical questions during the consultation period, should they wish to do so.

DECC will carry out a full public consultation on the draft National Policy Statement in 2016.

Documents

Appraisal of sustainability of the National Policy Statement for geological disposal of radioactive waste: scoping reportapplication/pdf Appendix B: Baseline and contextual informationapplication/pdf Habitats regulations assessment of the National Policy Statement for geological disposal of radioactive waste: methodology reportapplication/pdf Government Response to consultation on Appraisal of Sustainability of the National Policy Statement for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Scoping Report application/pdf Appendix B – baseline and contextual informationapplication/pdf Appendix D – schedule of consultation responsesapplication/pdf Government response to consultation on habitats regulations assessment application/pdf Appendix A – schedule of consultation responsesapplication/pdf