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United Kingdom: Cumbrian nuclear dump site was mistake, admits Environment Agency
2014-04-20 16:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britain's nuclear dump is virtually certain to be eroded by rising sea levels and to contaminate the Cumbrian coast with large amounts of radioactive waste, according to an internal document released by the Environment Agency (EA). The document suggests that in retrospect it was a mistake to site the Drigg Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) on the Cumbrian coast because of its vulnerability to flooding. "It is doubtful whether the location of the LLWR site would be chosen for a new facility for...
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