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Radioactive waste management: The environmental approach (1987)
| Author | CORE, Greenpeace, FOE |
| Date | November 1987 |
| Classification | 2.05.4.10/56 (UNITED KINGDOM - WASTE - NIREX/NDA DECOMMISIONING) |
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT: THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH Many concerned groups opposed to radioactive waste dumping and to nuclear power as a whole are united in calling for a halt to current and proposed disposal of radioactive waste and have proposed instead dry-storage at the site of production. This clear message was announced at a press conference in London on 12th November 1987, sponsored by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment. The policy was endorsed by 34 other groups, representing all regions of the United Kingdom, who passed the following resolutions: (i) There shall be no dumping or disposal of nuclear waste; (ii) Responsible and acceptable solutions to the problems of storage of nuclear waste should be sought; (iii) At present nuclear waste, including spent nuclear fuel, should be dry-stored in a fail-safe condition, above ground, on site at the facility at which it is produced, where it can be constantly monitored, retrieved and, if necessary, repackaged; (iv) The production of waste by nuclear power generation, and nuclear fuel reprocessing should cease. Moreover, the local groups made a firm commitment to support any community threatened by radioactive waste dumping by NIREX in the future. The groups stressed the need for today's decision-makers to act responsibly towards future generations and, since there is no current solution to the problem of this extremely hazardous and persistent material, 'acting responsibly' must mean not hiding the waste underground, but facing up to its existence. The following briefing paper is a direct response to the NIREX consultation process aimed at persuading the British public to accept the deep disposal of radioactive waste. It describes why the dry-storage of radioactive waste, an option excluded from the NIREX proposals, is the ONLY ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE means currently available to deal with this serious problem. This option is within the capability of current technology, can provide a significant margin of safety and environmental protection, and is already being developed and practised in several other countries. It is an option which the British public MUST be given.
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