Policy paper

Statement on geological disposal

The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management's (CoRWM's) recommendations on geological waste disposal.

From:
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and Department of Energy & Climate Change
Published
25 July 2013
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Statement on geological disposal

PDF, 109 KB, 1 page

Details

CoRWM has restated its original recommendations to government that:

  • geological disposal is the long-term answer to managing waste
  • high quality interim storage including provision for delay in the disposal is necessary
  • allowance should be made for alternative solutions if research develops these options
Published 25 July 2013

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