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UK / Low-Level Radioactive Waste Reduction Policy Has Saved £60 Million, Says NWS

By David Dalton
22 October 2024

Government body diverting 98% of waste from disposal at Cumbria repository

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Reduction Policy Has Saved £60 Million, Says NWS
Vaults at the UK’s low-level radioactive waste repository in Cumbria, northwest England. Courtesy NWS.
The volumes of waste going to disposal at the UK’s low-level radioactive waste repository site in Cumbria, northwest England, have been driven down greatly by applying a “waste hierarchy” policy that saved nearly £60m (€71m, $77m).

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