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First stage consultation

Number of responses

There were 37 responses to the questionnaire, about half of which were from people in the nuclear industry (civil or defence). The breakdown is:

nuclear industry 17
regulators 2
advisors to government 1
local authorities 4
NGOs and pressure groups (national & local) 8
universities 2
consultants/contractors 2
other 1

Questions and responses

1. What should be the objectives of the management of contaminated land on nuclear-licensed and defence sites?

2. What level of stakeholder involvement should there be in land management decisions?

3. What should be the influence of regulatory requirements for managing contaminated land?

4. What should the clean-up targets be for radioactive contamination?

5. How should clean-up be funded?

6. Who should keep the records of what has been done at a site and for how long?

7. What other topics do you think should be covered in the key principles?

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