Radioactive Waste Dump Fears After Nuclear Policy Shift

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Scottish ministers have abandoned their ban on nuclear waste dumping, opening the way for a proliferation of permanent radioactive dumps across Scotland.

In a major but unnoticed shift of policy, the environment minister Richard Lochhead has dropped his pledge to ensure that waste was only kept in stores near nuclear sites where it could be easily monitored and retrieved in case of leaks.

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Radioactive Waste Dump Fears After Nuclear Policy Shift

In a new policy document launched on Friday, the Scottish government is now also considering creating underground "disposal" facilities from which there would be no intention o...

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