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More cracks appearing in nuclear waste plans

Posted by jamie — 26 August 2008 at 3:41pm - Comments

Some unsettling news appeared in the Independent over the weekend, which revealed that an Environment Agency report has said that containers at Sellafield (where most of the UK's waste is stored) may not be as stable as was thought. The document effectively destroys Britain's already shaky disposal plans just as ministers are preparing an expansion of nuclear power.

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Bury it deep under the carpet, along with all of nuclear's other problems

Posted by bex — 28 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments
A radioactive waste dump in Buryakovka, Russia

A radioactive waste dump in Buryakovka, Russia

CoRWM has recommended that the UK should manage its radioactive waste pile through "deep geological disposal", also known as deep dumping.

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Greenpeace response to draft recommendations from CoRWM

Last edited 26 May 2006 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
26 May, 2006

Summary

In May 2006, CoRWM released its draft recommendations (PDF) on the management of radioactive wastes. The committee, which was set up by the government to find a long-term management plan for nuclear waste, concluded that the best available approach is "geological disposal" - more commonly called deep dumping.

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Greenpeace's response to CORWM

Last edited 27 April 2006 at 8:00am
27 April, 2006

Responding to the Committee on Radioactive Waste's recommendations about UK nuclear waste disposal Greenpeace campaigner Jean McSorley said:

"CORWM is recommending we bury radioactive waste in a big hole in the ground somewhere in the UK. This is an environmental time bomb for future generations because the waste will inevitably degrade and leak. The least dangerous option would be to keep the waste on the reactor sites in accessible storage."

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Greenpeace response to the CoRWM's report: 'How should the UK manage radioactive waste?'

Last edited 1 September 2005 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
20 June, 2005

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:

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