nuclear waste

Summary

Greenpeace submitted evidence on the problems of building a new generation of nuclear power stations, and the altenative measures that could be used to reduce CO2 emmissionsand provide electricity through renewable, decentralised energy systems.

Summary

This Greenpeace response to options for dealing with the UK's nuclear waste focuses on key issues which we believe CoRWM must involve itself with as it proceeds on the current discussion on radioactive waste management. These are the:

Summary

This submission focuses on the key environmental principles necessary for safe management of radioactive wastes, including:

• The Waste Minimization/Avoidance Principle
• The Passively Safe Principle
• The Concentrate and Contain Principle
• The Polluter Pays Principle

Emphasis is laid on defining how key areas of policy have failed though lack of adherence to these principles.

Summary

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) was established on 1st April 2005. It has taken over ownership all of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) sites, as well as those of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). The original focus for the NDA, as written in the White Paper 2002 in which it was first proposed, was that it should be "squarely on [dealing with] the nuclear legacy" .