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There is more radioactive waste in France than what the official inventory says, according to the Nuclear Safety Authority. ,  The nuclear gendarme says in an opinion that the industry will not be able to recover all of the 318,000 tonnes of depleted uranium stored. Le Monde,  By Perrine Mouterd,  October 15, 2020

There is more nuclear waste in France than what is currently in the official inventory.   This is one of the conclusions of  the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) in a report released on Thursday October 8 that went relatively unnoticed.  They assert that a significant part of what was until now considered radioactive material intended to be reused to produce electricity actually corresponds to radioactive waste, which will have to be managed and stored. An orientation against the tide of the doctrine defended for years by the French nuclear industry.

This report follows the public debate on the National Plan for the Management of Radioactive Materials and Waste (PNGMDR), the fifth edition of which is under preparation. Currently, the law provides that radioactive waste is an ultimate residue that can no longer be used, while radioactive material is potentially recyclable……. (subscribers only) https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/10/15/le-volume-des-dechets-radioactifs-est-revu-a-la-hausse-par-l-autorite-de-surete-nucleaire_6056058_3244.html