There is a global challenge to establish long-term disposal options for intermediate-level radioactive waste (ILW), high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel, a recent International Atomic Energy Agency meeting concluded.
The technical meeting on status and trends in spent fuel and radioactive waste management, heard there has been a decline in spent fuel management by reprocessing, most notably due to the UK’s plans to cease reprocessing in 2020.
The technical meeting on status and trends in spent fuel and radioactive waste management, heard there has been a decline in spent fuel management by reprocessing, most notably due to the UK’s plans to cease reprocessing in 2020.
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