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Taking the lid off the nuclear dustbin; A geological critique of Nirex's atttemps to find a deep disposal site for nuclear waste at Sellafield and Dounreay.

AuteurP.J.Richardson, Greenpeace
Datumjuli 1991
Classificatie 2.05.4.10/25 (GROOT-BRITTANNIË - AFVAL)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

In 1980, the Institute of Geological Sciences (now British Geological Survey- BGS) 
carried out a survey of all existing nuclear installations in the UK with a view to 
assessing their potential as waste repository sites (Robins 1980). Windscale (now 
called Sellafield), Drigg and Dounreay were all examined and rejected as having no 
suitable formations at shallow enough depths. Deeper formations were expected to 
be difficult to explore and predict, involving considerable expense.

Despite this, in March 1989, UK Nirex Ltd (Nirex), the wholly owned subsidiary of 
the British nuclear industry, announced that following extensive studies, Sellafield 
in Cumbria, and Dounreay in Caithness, both existing nuclear installations, had been 
chosen as potential sites for the first UK deep repository for low and intermediate 
level nuclear wastes.

Drilling of a deep borehole began at Sellafield in July 1989 but was abandoned in 
November 1989 due to drilling difficulties. Despite the fact that since then Basement 
rocks have so far only been proved in one borehole, with another yet to reach a 
sufficient depth, the so-called 'Phase 2' programme began in May 1991, before any 
final site selection has been made. Such is the sense of desperation felt within Nirex 
in particular and the nuclear industry in general concerning the waste issue.

In contrast to the work at Sellafield, only one borehole has been completed to date 
at Dounreay, and yet despite originally claiming to be able to make a final site 
selection by October/November 1991, even this date has recently been brought 
forward to late summer 1991.

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