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Media briefing: Sellafield's B30

Last edited 30 March 2004 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: April 2004

Summary
Fifteen things you need to know about BNFL's B30 storage pond at Sellafield

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Article tagged as: BNFL, nuclear waste, reports, sellafield, storage

Converting existing reprocessing contracts to dry storage - a way out for BNFL

Last edited 2 June 2000 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
2 June, 2000

BNFL often claims that reprocessing must continue because contracts between them and their customers (the nuclear utilities) are legally binding. In addition, because large quantities of spent nuclear fuel have already been sent to Sellafield, and money has been paid up-front for this spent fuel to be reprocessed, it is sometimes argued that reprocessing this fuel is a commitment that cannot be broken.

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The need for transports

Last edited 28 May 2000 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
22 March, 2007

Report 2 (135k)

Publication date: May 2000

Summary
After 40 years of nuclear power the realities of managing the spent fuel from power station reactors have to be faced. There are 2 basic options for the industry, the first being to store and then directly dispose of the fuel (providing a nuclear dump is available) The second is to send it to Sellafield for reprocessing ...

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Article tagged as: nuclear power, nuclear power plants, nuclear transports, nuclear waste, sellafield, storage

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