Article 3DWJV Search restarts for area willing to host highly radioactive UK waste

Search restarts for area willing to host highly radioactive UK waste

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Adam Vaughan
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3DWJV)

Right geology and local consent are key in consultation due to be launched this week

The government is expected this week to begin a nationwide search for a community willing to host an underground nuclear waste dump to store highly radioactive material for thousands of years.

Britain has been trying for years to secure a site with the right geology and local communities which would volunteer to host a 12bn geological disposal facility (GDF), as a long-term solution for the most dangerous waste from nuclear power stations.

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