Sundhedsministeren svarer 11.6.13 bla. følgende på Regionsborgmester Bent Hansens henvendelse: (min fremhævning)
"Som du sikkert ved er der nu besluttet undersøgelser vedr. placering af det lav- og mellemaktive affald ad tre spor:
Fortsat proces hen imod etablering af et slutdepot, undersøgelse af hensigtsmæssigheden af et mellemlager og undersøgelse af mulighed for eksport af affaldet."
Min kommentar: Faktisk er der allerede skrevet om, at fortsat mellemlager kan lade sig gøre. (Det er også kommet frem på minihøring i 2005).
Nemlig i denne NKS rapport fra 2001, hvor man kan læse detaljeret om erfaringer med opbevaring af tønder ude og inde bl.a. på Risø.
Her kan man læse
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"In Norway and Denmark without any nuclear power plants the amount of this type of waste is much less, with very long-term storage as a ‘solution’ possibility.
Whenever the long-term storage is selected as a temporary solution in lack of disposal possibilities the quality of the storage facility is of outmost importance for securing the long-term integrity of the waste units. The present report is a contribution within this field, collecting available information and trying to learn from past errors.
A storage facility for low- and intermediate level radioactive waste will be classified as a nuclear facility or as a part of such a facility. It have to be sited, designed, constructed, licensed and operated according to international agreements, national laws and the conditions set up by the licensing authorities. Building of a large new storage facility may require discussion of an Environmental Impact Statement involving the general public and in particular the local community in the permissions for the planned facility."