UK landfill sites may be used to dump radioactive waste
OCT 23, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023781
guardian.co.uk : The UK government is poised to allow nuclear power generators to use ordinary landfill sites for dumping “hundreds of thousands of tons” of waste in an attempt to reduce the £73 billion ($140 bn) cost of decommissioning old reactors.The move has triggered a swath of applications around the country from big corporations trying to cash in on this potential new business, but infuriated local governments and environmental campaign groups.
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