21-01-2018 16:52 via theguardian.com

Search restarts for area willing to host highly radioactive UK waste

Right geology and local consent are key in consultation due to be launched this weekThe 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 who would volunteer to host a £12bn geological disposal facility (GDF), as a long-term solution for the most dangerous was
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