Advice to Robert Lyle

Enquiry

• From: Robert Lyle
• Date advice given: 13 January 2011
• Enquiry type: Phone

Mr Lyle called on behalf of Hydromine Ltd, to discuss potential forthcoming nationaly significant infrastructure projects.

Firstly, Hydromine would like to explore high-level future applications for their fourth-generation nuclear generating technology in the UK.

Secondly, Hydromine would like to register a more developed proposal for a geo-thermal generating station with us for pre-application guidence and advice.

Advice given

We explained to Mr Lyle that the IPC has an openess policy and publishes a record of all advice given. We emphasised that he should not discuss with us anything that he would not want made public.

With regard to policy on future nuclear development, we advised that the IPC impartialy applies policy but does not create it. We directed Mr Lyle to the Office for Nuclear Development within the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

With regard to the proposal for a geothermal generating station, we invited Hydromine to send us written details of their proposal and its current status so that we could best advise them on the next steps towards an application to the IPC.