Cumbria

The Lake District is no place to bury nuclear waste

Posted by Richardg — 19 July 2012 at 11:35am - Comments
RWE Nuclear powerstation
All rights reserved. Credit: Paul Langrock / Zenit / Greenpeace

The radioactive waste produced by nuclear power remains harmful for tens or hundreds of thousands of years. The government is desperate for a solution – but burying it under the Lake District isn’t the answer.

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