In its updated strategy for handling nuclear waste and radioactive substances, the UK proposes to use a shallower disposal facility for suitable intermediate-level waste which was previously earmarked for the planned deep geological disposal facility.
The UK government has revealed plans to bury up to five million tonnes of radioactive nuclear waste just 650ft below the surface in a shallow near-surface facility.
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