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UNICEF has almost single-handedly prevented the collapse of Afghanistan’s healthcare system.   Armenia and Azerbaijan agree treaty terms to end almost 40 years of conflict

 ‘ All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation.

TOP STORIES.Israel Makes Its Most Explicit Statement Of Genocidal Intent Yet.Chris Hedges: The Last Chapter of the Genocide. 
What is the fate of Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after Trump talks?Zelensky rejects Trump nuclear plan.
How bloated energy supply projections are usually wrong – a history of energy efficiency tells us why.

Climate. Climate impacts may be starting to spiral, but a sub-1.5C world is ‘still possible’. More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN.

Noel’s notes, Nuclear power is such a mess – Zaporizhzhia plant as the shining example.

AUSTRALIA.

ATROCITIES. With Trump’s ‘Thumbs Up’, Netanyahu restarts Gaza genocide.
CLIMATE. No Virginia, NUCLEAR REACTORS DO RELEASE carbon into the atmosphere.
ECONOMICS. Macron ousts EDF boss accused of giving French industry ‘the middle finger’. Macron Ousts EDF CEO as Tension Rises on French Power Costs.
Hinkley Point C nuclear will cost at least £75 billion – highly unlikely that Sizewell C will be any cheaper.Idle Lepreau nuclear plant threatens to post worst operational year in 4 decades.
EMPLOYMENT. Subsidies attract companies, but not workers, to Fukushima zones.
ENVIRONMENT. Nuclear Severnside…is this our future? –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz9CaHbM-9oMillions of fish killed this winter at Bruce Power nuclear plant.27-year-old chemist discovers a process for recycling rare earths.Niobium – A Radioactive Sword of Damocles Hangs over Brazil’s Northern Amazon.Radioactive Mussels May Pose Threat to Food Chain in Pennsylvania. Red light for the greenway.
HEALTH. Radiation exposure victims fight for compensation as nuclear weapons funding soars.i
LEGAL. “We will not back down:” Court tells Greenpeace to pay billion dollar damages bill to oil and gas company. SCOTUS Ruling Could Shape the Future of Nuclear Waste Storage.Hold Southern California Edison (SCE) Accountable: From Wildfires to Nuclear Waste.Federal Court Orders Reconsideration of Nuclear Waste Facility Approval, Citing Inadequate Indigenous Consultation.
MEDIA. Memoirs of Mohamed ElBaradei: “The Age of Deception”. Before Our Very Eyes, Fake Wars and Big Lies: From 9/11 to Donald Trump.
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Time to take urgent action to help Stop Sizewell C. Most Scots disagree with Anas Sarwar about building new nuclear plants.Nuclear regulators hear concerns about plan to restart Three Mile Island reactor.
POLITICS. French government ousts head of nuclear power group EDF – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/24/1-b1-french-government-ousts-head-of-nuclear-power-group-edf/ EDF may get state loan for six new reactors.

Labour ‘utterly wrong’ to double down on costly and immoral nuclear weapons, Scottish Greens say. UK Government ramps up nuclear threats ahead of CND Barrow protest . UK Regulators get targets to cut red tape and boost the economy.Reeves to outline plan to cut regulation costs and boost growth. BAE: Barrow MP hits out at planned nuclear protest.
Canada Pours Nearly $450M into New Nuclear Subsidies.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated.
The Phony Ceasefire. Walt Zlotow Trump pushing Ukraine peace for simple reason: he has no cards to play either. Britain wants Ukraine’s minerals too. The fight for control of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors. Trump offers to take control of Ukraine’s nuclear plants in call with Zelensky. Trump: best protection for Ukraine’s nuclear power is US takeover. Aaron Mate on how NATO provoked Russia in Ukraine and undermined peace.Trump eyeing Crimea as ‘international resort’ –
HershKatz: Israel To Begin Annexing Gaza. US wants to negotiate with Iran on nuclear programme: US envoy.
SAFETY. In the shadow of a nuclear bargaining chip, Ukrainians fear disaster. – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/20/1-a-in-the-shadow-of-a-nuclear-bargaining-chip-ukrainians-fear-disaster/House Of Commons Public Accounts Committee: Decommissioning Sellafield – Sellafield is the most dangerous place in the U.K. Leak is Sellafield’s ‘biggest environmental issue’.
SECRETS and LIES. German media told to conceal Nazi symbols in Ukraine – Moscow.Whistleblowers at nuclear sites may face bullying and threats, MPs warn.
SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Star wars: alarm at space agency’s 130 meetings with Ministry of Defence, High radiation, low gravitation: The perils of a trip to Mars.Mars Attacks: How Elon Musk’s plans to colonize Mars threaten Earth.
SPINBUSTER. Nuclear plant boss Julia Pyke: ‘It’s a tough gig, developing big infrastructure projects in the UK’- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/19/2-nuclear-plant-boss-julia-pyke-its-a-tough-gig-developing-biginfrastructure-projects-in-the-uk/
WASTES. Ministry of Defence under fire over nuclear clean-up in Scotland. Louth and Horncastle MP welcomes council pulling out of nuclear waste site partnership. “South Copeland Community Partnership Area of Focus” on nuclear waste is unravelling . County council set to withdraw from nuclear waste facility group. Questions asked in Cumberland on two key nuke dump concerns.
Engie Finalises Agreement To Extend Operation Of Two Belgium Nuclear Plants – Transfer of waste liabilities reduces company’s exposure to future costs
.Decommissioning: Sellafield decommissioning to continue for at least a century – robot dogs play a part.Thin-wall canisters do not really stop radiation from nuclear wastes .
WAR and CONFLICT. Israel Restarts Large-Scale Bombing of Gaza, Over 400 Killed. After Ukraine, Iran?1
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. One Trident sub could ‘incinerate 40 Russian cities’: Why Putin should fear Britain’s nuclear arsenal. UK will not shy away from nuclear weapons, John Healey tells Russia. UK nuclear deterrent could do ‘untold damage’, Healey warns.Trump’s threats reignite talk of nuclear bombs in Iran.

March 24, 2025 Posted by | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

French government ousts head of nuclear power group EDF.

 Luc Rémont’s exit comes after months of tension over plans for new reactors and clash over pricing strategies.

France has ousted the chief executive of the
state-owned nuclear power group EDF after months of tensions over strategy
and the risk of cost overruns in the construction of six new reactors.

Luc Rémont, who had been at EDF since November 2022, would be replaced by
Bernard Fontana, the current head of Framatome, a subsidiary of EDF that
builds reactors and components, the Élysée Palace said on Friday.

EDF runs the country’s fleet of 57 nuclear plants that generate roughly 70
per cent of France’s electricity, and commercialises nuclear projects
abroad. Rémont succeeded in the initial challenge of restoring the output
of the fleet of reactors after a period plagued by technical problems, and
was in the early stages of a plan to build new more powerful, yet costly
ones, known as the EPR2.

But his term was marred by continued spats with
the state, which nationalised EDF through buying out the minority
shareholders in 2023. The Elysée decided not to renew Rémont’s
three-year term that was set to expire in June.

A major point of contention
was over Rémont’s plans to revamp how EDF sells electricity to big
industrial companies with energy-intensive activities. In the past, the
company was legally required to sell fixed amounts of electricity to them
at a price approved both by the French government and the European
Commission.

With those rules expiring next year, Rémont had been set to
combine market pricing with the signing of long-term contracts with
customers in energy-intensive industries. But the offers attracted few
companies since the terms and prices were less attractive. In parallel to
long-term contracts, EDF said this month that it would launch a new
auction-like process for other industries, including foreign buyers, in a
move that angered energy-intensive groups in France.

 FT 21st March 2025, https://www.ft.com/content/c822f4e4-c15a-4038-aad4-a7151629277d

March 24, 2025 Posted by | business and costs, France | Leave a comment

No Virginia, NUCLEAR REACTORS DO RELEASE carbon into the atmosphere

Gordon Edwards, 23 Mar 25

The two most abundant releases of radioactive pollutants from nuclear power plants are (1) radioactive hydrogen (“tritium”) and (2) radioactive carbon (carbon-14).Tritium hangs around for a couple of centuries, while carbon-14 remains in the local environemnt for many millennia – longer than the span of recorded human history.Both of these radioactive materials are “activation products” for the most part, created outside the nuclear fuel and therefore much easier to escape into the environment. Even without any fuel damage, a lot of tritium and a lot of carbon-14 is created by stray neutrons striking non-radioactive atoms outside the fuel assemblies.


Below I mention one way in which carbon-14 is created — when a neutron strikes a nitrogen atom. Another mechanism which is important in CANDU reactors is the collision of a stray neutron with an oxygen-13 atom (which is much more abundant in heavy water compared with ordinary light water).

Technically, radioactive carbon-14 is produced from non-radioactive nitrogen-14, making up about 78 percent of the air we breathe. When a neutron hits a nitrogen atom, a proton is given off and the result in radioactive carbon-14. It is the only radioactive isotope of carbon, just as hydrogen-3 (tritium) is the only radioactive isotope of hydrogen.Carbon and hydrogen are the basic building blocks of all organic molecules.

The half-life of carbon-14 is 5,700 years. The half-life of tritium is 12.3 years,

Very little if any radioactive carbon-14 comes from non-radioactive carbon directly.

March 24, 2025 Posted by | climate change | 2 Comments

Leak is Sellafield’s ‘biggest environmental issue’


BBC 21st March 2025,

The head of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) called the silo “Britain’s most hazardous building” He said it was the “single biggest environmental issue” facing the nuclear plant

A longstanding leak at “Britain’s most hazardous building” is a nuclear plant’s “single biggest environmental issue”, a select committee has heard.

The leak in the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo (MSSS) – built more than 50 years ago at Sellafield in Cumbria – started in 2019 after first occurring in the 1970s.

Labour MP Luke Charters told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday that every three years the silo leaked enough material to fill an “Olympic-sized swimming pool”.

Sellafield head Euan Hutton said the leak did not “pose a detriment to the public”.

The silo contains Magnox fuel cladding, mostly made up of magnesium, which was removed from nuclear fuel rods.

It was built in the 1960s, with three further extensions built in the 1970s and 1980s.

The leak is being caused by a crack in the underground portion of the silo, Mr Hutton told the committee.

He said the team had “excellent ground modelling and monitoring” which showed the activity was staying in the ground beneath the facility.

The head of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) called the silo “Britain’s most hazardous building” and said the best way to the stop the leak was “to empty the silo as efficiently and quickly as we can”.

He said it was the “single biggest environmental issue” facing the nuclear plant

Mr Hutton said the team hoped to empty the silo by about 2059……………………………… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgy77y21djo

March 24, 2025 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

The fight for control of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors

How serious is Donald Trump about US ownership of Kyiv’s nuclear power plants?

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK,
https://theweek.com/world-news/the-fight-for-control-of-ukraines-nuclear-reactors

First, Donald Trump made a pitch for Ukraine’s critical minerals; now, the US president seems to want to own the war-torn nation’s nuclear power plants.

But there’s a lot of confusion over what Trump would do if he did take control of the plants – and if he actually even wants to.

How many nuclear power plants in Ukraine?

Ukraine has four nuclear power plants. The most significant one – and the largest in Europe – is Zaporizhzhia, which was seized by Russia in the first weeks of the war. And it’s this plant, in particular, that’s become Trump’s “new craving” in his “transactional approach to bringing peace”, said Politico.

What is Trump demanding?

As a demand, it’s Trump “at his most confusing”, said The Guardian. If the current frontlines in Ukraine were “frozen” in a ceasefire or peace deal, it would be “difficult to see” how Zaporizhzhia could be operated by the US while it’s “surrounded by Russian occupiers”. Besides, Ukraine is “not thought willing” to “renounce” ownership.

It’s “unclear” whether the US is actually looking to own Ukraine’s atomic power, said the Financial Times. A US account of a recent call between Kyiv and Washington suggested so, but Zelenskyy said the discussion only touched on the US helping to “recover” and modernise the Zaporizhzhia plant.

Why would Trump want control?

Trump’s minerals deal with Ukraine is “back on” but “can only go ahead if the materials can be extracted”, said The Telegraph. This “takes a lot of energy – something which the Zaporizhzhia plant could provide”.

Energy analysts have also noted that the US could have another “economic interest” in the plant, said The New York Times. Zaporizhzhia uses fuel and technology supplied by Westinghouse, an American nuclear technology company.

But still, the idea has “a catch” for “the man who coined the art of the deal”, said Reuters: “it would be years” before there is “even a hope of it making a return on investment”. So, the proposal could simply be the US “testing out various ideas to see what works”, as Trump “seeks to hammer out a lasting peace deal”.

What might happen next?

Control over the plant is “likely to remain a legal and logistical challenge”, said The Associated Press. And, of course, control over the land Zaporizhzhia stands on is a “highly divisive issue for both warring sides”.

It’s “unclear” what Trump could “offer to Russia to get it to hand over the plant”, said the NYT. Moscow is likely to demand something meaningful in return, such as “the lifting of Western sanctions that have hurt its economy”.

If Ukraine does regain control of Zaporizhzhia, the “more likely” alternative to US ownership is a “joint venture” – an investment fund for the ageing plant, which “both parties could contribute to and benefit from”, said The Telegraph. This is essentially the same concept that “formed the basis” of the minerals deal.

March 24, 2025 Posted by | politics international, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Thin-wall canisters do not really stop radiation from nuclear wastes

Donna Gilmore, Systems Analyst , SanOnofreSafety.org, Monterey, CA

Technically these thin-wall canister systems  are not waste storage systems since they continuously release radiation and even create new radiation. 

Thin-wall canisters do not stop gamma or neutron radiation per the NRC. This radiation is released through the concrete cask/overpack large air vents. 

Also, water and carbon particles are converted to radioactive water and radioactive carbon (from neutron bombardment). This radiation is also  released through the air vents.

All of this is without any cracks in the thin-wall canisters.  This is by design!

The NRC only measures low-energy gamma radiation. This is a massive coverup that needs to be exposed to the world. 

This is a non-partisan issue. We need to stop the political bickering and work with both Democrats and Republicans on this issue.

March 24, 2025 Posted by | wastes | Leave a comment

Federal Court Orders Reconsideration of Nuclear Waste Facility Approval, Citing Inadequate Indigenous Consultation

By NNL Digital News , March 20, 2025, https://www.netnewsledger.com/2025/03/20/federal-court-orders-reconsideration-of-nuclear-waste-facility-approval-citing-inadequate-indigenous-consultation/#google_vignette

OTTAWA – A Federal Court decision has ordered the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to revisit its approval of a Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) at the Chalk River Laboratories site, citing errors in its assessment of Indigenous consultation obligations.

The ruling, issued by the Honourable Madam Justice Blackhawk on February 19, 2025, in the case of Kebaowek First Nation v. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, highlights the importance of adhering to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Canadian law.

The Case at a Glance

The Kebaowek First Nation challenged the CNSC’s decision to grant Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. (Canadian Nuclear) a license amendment to construct the NSDF, a proposed facility for the permanent storage and disposal of low-level nuclear waste. Kebaowek argued that the CNSC erred by:

  • Failing to apply the UNDRIP and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) to its decision-making process regarding the duty to consult and accommodate.
  • Concluding that the Crown had fulfilled its duty to consult and accommodate Kebaowek.
  • Determining that the NSDF is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

Court’s Findings

Madam Justice Blackhawk’s decision focused on the CNSC’s handling of Indigenous consultation. Key findings included:

  • Jurisdiction to Apply UNDRIP/UNDA: The court found that the CNSC erred in determining it did not have the jurisdiction to consider the application of the UNDRIP and the UNDA to the duty to consult and accommodate.
  • Duty to Consult and Accommodate: The court determined that the CNSC’s assessment of whether the Crown had fulfilled its duty to consult and accommodate Kebaowek was flawed due to the failure to consider the UNDRIP and its principle of “free, prior, and informed consent” (FPIC) as an interpretive lens.
  • Flawed Consultation Process: The court stated that the consultation process was inadequate, and Canadian Nuclear failed to consult in a manner consistent with the UNDRIP and the FPIC standard.

Remedy and Next Steps

The Federal Court has ordered the matter to be remitted back to the CNSC for reconsideration. The CNSC, or a newly struck commission, is directed to:

  • Address the jurisdictional question regarding the application of UNDRIP and the UNDA.
  • Re-assess the Crown’s fulfillment of the duty to consult and accommodate, considering the UNDRIP and the FPIC standard.

Canadian Nuclear and CNSC staff are also directed to resume consultation with Kebaowek, aiming to implement the UNDRIP FPIC standard in a robust manner and work towards achieving an agreement. The court has set a target completion date of September 30, 2026, for this renewed consultation process.

Implications

This decision has significant implications for future development projects in Canada that may affect Indigenous rights and interests. It underscores the importance of:

  • Properly interpreting and applying the UNDRIP and the UNDA.
  • Conducting meaningful and robust consultation with Indigenous communities, consistent with the principles of FPIC.

The ruling emphasizes that consultation processes must be approached from an Indigenous perspective and take into account Indigenous laws, knowledge, and practices.

NetNewsLedger.com will continue to follow this developing story and provide updates.

March 24, 2025 Posted by | Canada, indigenous issues, Legal | Leave a comment

Macron Ousts EDF CEO as Tension Rises on French Power Costs

The French government said Electricite de France SA Chief Executive Officer Luc Remont is stepping down as the state-owned utility faces increasing complaints from large industrial clients over the cost of electricity.

Author of the article:, Bloomberg News, Francois de Beaupuy, https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/macron-ousts-edf-ceo-as-tension-rises-on-french-power-costs 21 Mar 25

(Bloomberg) — The French government said Electricite de France SA Chief Executive Officer Luc Remont is stepping down as the state-owned utility faces increasing complaints from large industrial clients over the cost of electricity.

President Emmanuel Macron is considering appointing Bernard Fontana, the 64-year-old senior executive vice president in charge of the company’s Industry and Services unit, as the new chairman and CEO, the president’s office said in a statement Friday. Remont, 55, has held the positions since November 2022.Article content

“The choice that the government has long supported is electricity that is abundant, clean and not too expensive, and it’s based on this choice that Bernard Fontana’s nomination has been made,” French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on a trip to Bourges, central France. “He’s an industrialist, which means he’s used to running teams and speeding up projects.”  

Tensions between the government, EDF and major customers have been mounting over the utility’s electricity offerings. Representatives of power-hungry users, such as chemical makers, have said EDF’s new offers aren’t attractive enough, threatening their competitiveness, while rivals in the US and Asia enjoy cheaper energy. Their concerns have been exacerbated recently by sluggish economic growth, uncertainties over gas prices due to the Ukraine war, and mounting trade tensions between Europe, the US and China.

A French regulation that forces the nuclear behemoth to sell more than a quarter of its atomic output at a steep discount to current wholesale prices expires at year’s end. Meantime, the debt-laden utility said it needs to increase expenditure on nuclear projects and the power grid to help the country’s energy transition. 

On Thursday, Benoit Bazin, the CEO of French glass and building materials producer Cie. de Saint-Gobain, said on BFM Business television that his company has delayed investment in France because it cannot predict energy costs from next year. Meantime, it has invested in Norway and Canada to electrify plants, and will soon do the same in Spain.

Bazin said he was “extremely shocked” by Remont’s recent decision to auction long-term power supply contracts to rival producers and suppliers, broadening offers that initially were reserved for its large electricity clients. 

“EDF is a national company that has a public service mission on the competitiveness of the French industry,” the Saint-Gobain CEO said. “France won’t keep its industry, nor re-industrialization and decarbonization if we keep walking on our head.”

Shutting Sites

Earlier this week, Marc Schuller, chief operating officer of French chemical maker Arkema SA, said during a parliamentary hearing that talks with EDF over new power contracts were “advancing very slowly.

“If nothing is done, we’ll have to consider shutting down sites and stopping some activities because we wouldn’t be competitive anymore,” Schuller said.   

Fontana has held a variety of management positions during his career at steelmakers ArcelorMittal SA and Aperam SA, including CEO of Swiss cement maker Holcim Ltd. Within EDF, he’s been in charge in recent years of Framatome, the unit that makes large equipment for nuclear plants.

Beyond easing tensions with large customers, the future boss of EDF will have to complete complex talks with the French and UK governments over the financing and construction of new reactors, which are key planks of these countries’ net-zero ambitions. 

—With assistance from Shelby Knowles.

March 24, 2025 Posted by | business and costs, France | Leave a comment

Government ramps up nuclear threats ahead of CND Barrow protest

As CND prepares for its national demonstration at the BAE Shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, on Saturday, 22 March, the government is ramping up nuclear threats to prop up Britain’s failing nuclear weapons programme and justify military spending hikes in next week’s budget. 

The recent visit to the BAE Shipyard in Barrow and nuclear base at Faslane by Keir Starmer and John Healey, saw the Defence Secretary claim the weapons could do “untold damage” against countries like Russia in the event of a conflict. 

It was also announced that the Port of Barrow, which has built submarines for Britain’s nuclear weapons programme since the 1950s, will be given royal status. This status applies to the dockland where the arms manufacturer’s shipyard is based and not the wider Barrow area.

CND’s protest comes ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, where it’s expected that billions of pounds will be added to the military budget while brutal cuts are made to overseas aid, and services helping some of the country’s most vulnerable people.

The government argues that increasing the military budget will help revitalise “left behind” industrial towns and the wider economy. But military spending has one of the lowest employment multipliers of all sectors. Towns like Barrow need sustainable and varied forms of employment that put its people and the planet first.

Britain’s nuclear weapons accounts for at least 14% of the MoD’s military expenditure but the most recent annual report by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) found that key parts of its nuclear weapons programme are either failing or have major issues. CND is calling on the government to scrap Britain’s nuclear programme once and for all and develop an industrial strategy that generates sustainable economic growth that benefits everyone.  

 CND 21st March 2025
https://cnduk.org/government-ramps-up-nuclear-threats-ahead-of-cnd-barrow-protest/

March 24, 2025 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

Nuclear bosses quizzed by MPs over Sellafield’s £130 billion century-long clean up

 by Business Crack, March 21, 2025

 The Public Accounts Committee examined the decommissioning of Sellafield
at a hearing yesterday morning. In the session, which lasted over two
hours, Euan Hutton, chief executive at Sellafield Ltd and David Peattie,
group chief executive office at Nuclear Decommissioning Authority were
among those giving evidence. It also saw Lee McDonough, director general,
net zero, nuclear and international at Department for Energy Security and
Net Zero, Clive Maxwell, second permanent secretary at Department for
Energy Security and Net Zero, and Kate Bowyer, chief financial officer at
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, appear in front of the committee.

The hearing follows a National Audit Office report that found while management
of major projects have begun to improve, four projects underway when the
office last reported in 2018 were significantly over budget and behind
schedule. It added while Sellafield has demonstrated that it can remove its
most hazardous waste, progress is not quick enough.

MPs covered several
topics at the hearing yesterday relating to the £130 billion century-long
clean up of the Sellafield and work at the site.

Topics included: How realistic targets and goals set for decommissioning are; Whistleblowing ands urrounding policies; Balancing safety with value for money; Public safety
– in particular covering the Magnox Reprocessing Plant; The select
committee heard that a leak from Magnox started in the 2019 and every three
years, it leaked enough material to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
But Mr Hutton said the leak, caused by a crack in the underground section
of the silo, was not detrimental to the public. He said it was monitored
closely and that showed the leak was staying beneath the surface.

Mr Peattie said it was Britain’s most hazardous building and the best way to
stop the leak was to empty the silo as quickly as possible. It is hoped it
will be emptied by 2059. Concerns around Sellafield’s ability to meet its
long and short term targets were also raised. Milestones for substantially
emptying three of the legacy ponds and silos have been pushed back by
between six and 13 years.

 Business Crack 31st March 2025 https://businesscrack.co.uk/2025/03/21/nuclear-bosses-quizzed-by-mps-over-sellafields-130-billion-century-long-clean-up/

March 24, 2025 Posted by | UK, wastes | Leave a comment