Environmental Principles of Radioactive Waste Management

Last edited 20 May 2004 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
20 May, 2004

Summary

The UK nuclear industry, its regulators, government agencies and policy advisory bodies have in recent years attempted to change policies and activities related to nuclear waste management. Many of these have failed in gaining public support. This lack of confidence is, Greenpeace believes, due primarily to the fact that the policies and their implementation are not based on clear environmental principles.

This Greenpeace briefing highlights the major failures in current policy, and addresses possible solutions.

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