The Scottish Governmenthas explained to the UK Government that it does not endorse the consultation documentpublished today.In July 2006 The Committeeon Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) recommended geological disposal as the bestavailable approach for the long-term management of higher activity radioactive waste.As it would take a number of decades to develop a geological disposal facility CoRWMalso recommended a robust programme of interim storage until a facility was availableor in case a suitable site could not be found.Its recommendationson geological disposal and storage were accepted by the previous Scottish Administration,UK government and the other devolved administrations inOctober 2006 and it was agreed there would be public consultation on the government’sframework on the implementation process, which has been published today.We are committed todealing responsibly with Scottish Nuclear Waste in Scotland and continue to support the CoRWM recommendations for a robust programmeof interim storage and would also support further joint research on other long-termmanagement options.