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Germany – what to do with nuclear waste dump mess?

Government admits to mistakes in dealing with nuclear waste dump

The German government has admitted to mistakes in its handling of the controversial derelict nuclear waste dump in Asse. It also called on energy companies to share the cost of shutting it down…… Asse, close to the town of Wolfenbuettel in the state of Lower Saxony, has been declared unstable and is due to be closed, but it is not yet clear what is to be done with the nuclear waste that is still in it….

Schavan also said that the government expected energy companies to contribute to the cost of shutting down the nuclear waste dump at Asse.

“We believe there should be a contribution from industry, because they also profited from the installation,” she said, adding that the government had agreed this policy in its coalition agreement…http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5127312,00.html

January 15, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Germany, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, uranium