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No community in the UK has agreed to host a nuclear waste facility

Under normal conditions, generating nuclear power produces hazardous
radioactive waste. This needs to be safely managed and stored for hundreds
of years.

However, a House of Lords paper from October 2021 said the issue
of nuclear waste remains “unresolved in the UK”. It is currently stored in
temporary facilities that are not designed for the permanent storage of
“high-level” radioactive waste.

The Government’s preferred solution is
“geological disposal” – placing waste deep in a rock formation that would
prevent radioactivity from escaping. However, no community has agreed to
host such a facility.

 National World 8th April 2022

https://www.nationalworld.com/news/environment/nuclear-power-stations-plants-uk-new-built-safe-3643530

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April 12, 2022 - Posted by | UK, wastes

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