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nuclear waste, Tag
- Fukushima grapples with toxic soil that no one wants Mon, 11 Mar 19, 7:25pmEight years after the disaster, not a single location will take the millions of cubic metres of radioactive soil that remain
- Vulnerable nuclear waste stockpiles are becoming a "global crisis" Wed, 6 Feb 19, 8:00amNuclear waste is quickly becoming one of the world's biggest problems. Earth's growing stockpile of radioactive waste is troublesome, because these chemicals remain in their radioactive state for several millennia — and...
- Vulnerable nuclear waste stockpiles are becoming a"global crisis" Tue, 5 Feb 19, 8:00amNuclear waste is quickly becoming one of the world's biggest problems. Earth's growing stockpile of radioactive waste is troublesome, because these chemicals remain in their radioactive state for several millennia — and...
- Toxic legacy: what to do with Britain's nuclear waste – Science Weekly podcast Fri, 25 Jan 19, 5:00pmThe UK has a problem and it isn’t going to go away anytime soon. But what to do about it? This week Geoff Marsh explores two options, including plans to bury the UK’s nuclear waste deep underground
- Scrapping of nuclear plant should see UK renewables filling the void | Letters Sat, 19 Jan 19, 3:13amReaders respond to news that Hitachi has pulled out of the proposed Wylva nuclear power plant in AngleseyThe pulling out of Hitachi from the proposed Wylva nuclear power plant is a good thing for energy policy – not a serious...
- Sellafield, former star of the nuclear age, scrubs up for a different future Sun, 16 Dec 18, 2:59amWhen uranium was scarce, reprocessing was all the rage. Two decades on, the Cumbrian plant, though still a major source of jobs, has outlived its missionDeep in the heart of Sellafield, Britain’s biggest nuclear waste site,...
- Letters: nuclear energy is key to our future Sun, 18 Nov 18, 5:00pmWith demand for electricity set to rocket, the UK cannot rely on renewables alone
- UK government urged not to bury nuclear waste under national parks Fri, 28 Sep 18, 10:18pmConservation groups speak out as fears grow of Lake District being eyed as possible site
- Allow nuclear waste disposal under national parks, say MPs Tue, 31 Jul 18, 3:01pmSafest site should be chosen regardless of location, committee says – but opponents call idea ‘outrageous’
- Allow nuclear waste disposal in national parks, say MPs Tue, 31 Jul 18, 3:01pmSafest site should be chosen regardless of location, committee says – but opponents call idea ‘outrageous’
- UK nuclear cleanup contract back in public hands after £122m bill Mon, 2 Jul 18, 10:25pmBotched tender was for the disposal of materials at 12 UK sites including Dungeness
- The latest weak attacks on EVs and solar panels | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 4 Jun 18, 8:00pmThe powerful few who benefit from the fossil fuel status quo are exerting their influence
- Campaigners slam £1m incentive to store nuclear waste Sun, 13 May 18, 5:59amCompensation offered to encourage local communities to allow test boreholes is described as ‘completely inadequate’
- Communities offered £1m a year to host nuclear waste dump Thu, 25 Jan 18, 10:57pmNew search for communities willing to host underground site for thousands of years
- Exposing UK government folly of investment in new nuclear | Letters Thu, 25 Jan 18, 5:23amA new-build programme would create an intolerable burden on communities into the far future, writes Andrew Blowers; while Rose Heaney wonders why our abundant renewable energy sources are being overlookedIn 1976, Lord Flowers...