Policy paper

Managing radioactive waste safely: a framework for implementing geological disposal

A white paper issued in June 2008 by Defra, BERR and the devolved administrations for Wales and Northern Ireland.

This was published under the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

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Managing radioactive waste safely: a framework for implementing geological disposal

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This sets out government’s framework for managing higher activity radioactive waste in the long-term through geological disposal, coupled with safe and secure interim storage and ongoing research and development to support its optimised implementation.

Published 1 June 2008