The CIOP consultation resulted in the generation of 50 recommendations. The recommendations and MoD responses are given on the links below:

01. Recommendation

The MOD should demonstrably liaise closely with the Scottish Executive, other government departments, including DTI (Department for Trade and Industry) and DEFRA (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), and with CoRWM (Committee on Radioactive Waste Management) and the LMU (Liabilities Management Unit)/NDA (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority), especially with regard to potential sites and to ensuring that ISOLUS decisions remain consistent with developing national strategy.

The proposed timing of ISOLUS decisions and implementation should be reviewed against the timetables for the NDA and CoRWM, and decisions points identified to ensure that ISOLUS does not pre-empt or contradict other government strategy, but is integrated with developing strategy, and is able to demonstrate this.

01. Response

Future consideration of potential interim storage sites by the MOD will be closely aligned with CoRWM deliberations on options for a long-term radioactive waste management solution for the UK, which is expected to be available to Government in 2006. Therefore, no further work will be carried out by the MOD on the potential interim storage sites already named, or to identify other potential sites, until CoRWM has made its recommendations to Government.

The ISOLUS Project routinely liaises with Other Government Departments (OGDs) and the Devolved Administrations, including DTI, DEFRA, and the Scottish Executive (SE). The project is also attending joint meetings with CoRWM and the DTI/NDA.

The relationship with the NDA will be developed as they further staff up in 2005 (See CIOP Recommendation Response 46)