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Cumbrians (UK) suggest that underground nuclear waste storage should be ruled out forever

Is it all over for Cumbrian nuclear waste store plans, BBC News 1 Feb 13,”…….Above ground storage  ..some say it’s time to rule out underground storage forever.

Martin Forwood, from Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment, has accused Jamie Reed of petulance by insisting Copeland could plough on. He says improved above ground storage is the only way forward.

He said: “We will continue to oppose underground dumping anywhere in the UK.

“With significant blight from at least one major nuclear proposal now averted, Cumbria can now look forward to attracting non-nuclear inward investment and diversifying its local economy towards a safer and clean future for all its communities.”

But despite that wish it does appear this story is far from over, and this week’s “no” may not prove to be the end of a Cumbrian nuclear waste saga that’s dragged on for more than 20 years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21295465

February 2, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, wastes