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Nuclear Waste Services’ (NWS) purpose is to safely manage the UK’s radioactive waste – today and for the future.
The safe, secure, and long-term solution for the most hazardous radioactive waste in the UK.
This page introduces Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Waste Package Specifications (WPS) and Guidance for waste packages intended for geological disposal.
This page describes standard package designs for Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW).
Our dedicated Waste Services teams deliver and develop integrated waste management capabilities, support national strategies, and manage customer and supplier relationships across the waste lifecycle.
All specifications for the packaging of all Higher Activity Waste (HAW)
Learn more about the history, science and policy behind GDF
Getting to know the geology in your area
The Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria is the UK’s principal facility for the disposal of low level radioactive waste.
This page provides introductory information on waste packages for the geological disposal of higher activity radioactive waste in the UK.
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is gathering information to understand if the current Search Areas could be suitable to host a GDF.
This page provides introductory information on Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW) packages.
The LLWR Socio-economic Fund provides support to local initiatives/groups within a 30-mile radius of the Repository Site.
This page gives an overview of Disposability Assessment, its aims and how it supports the safe management of Higher Activity Radioactive Waste (HAW) in the UK.
This page describes the concept of immobilising and encapsulating hazardous materials within a wasteform and how adequate immobilisation can be proven as part of Disposability Assessment submissions.
Putting geological disposal into context
This page describes how Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW) is transported from interim storage facilities to a GDF.
DSS Part A: High Level Requirements and DSS Part B: Technical Specification
This page explains how Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is working to achieve safe management and disposal of Higher Activity Waste (HAW) in the UK.
This guidance outlines the eligibility criteria and addresses some of the questions you may have about Nuclear Waste Services' Property Value Protection (PVP) scheme.
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