British communities torn between the lure of government bribes and the realities of hosting toxic radioactive trash virtually forever

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Ken Smith moved to the Lincolnshire coast to see out his retirement,
writing crime novels while surrounded by beaches, arcades, holiday parks
and nature reserves. Recently, however, his retreat has been disturbed. The
Mablethorpe resident has found himself unexpectedly on the front lines of a
struggle affecting countries across the world, centred on how to deal with
nuclear waste.

The fate of Mablethorpe will determine how Britain tackles a
problem that has been building for seven decades. As the government seeks a
better solution to radioactive waste, communities are torn between the lure
of economic opportunities versus the realities of living next to a disposal
site. Theddlethorpe, a few miles up the road, is one of three areas in
England being considered by the UK for a 36km square underground site to
dispose of nuclear waste as it decays, some of it over hundreds of
thousands of years.

FT 28th Sept 2023

https://www.ft.com/content/29961733-a72c-406c-8884-4091c0dfd828

October 1, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, wastes