The Repository, which is part of Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) and manages disposal of the UK’s low level radioactive waste, has started key work on the final capping of historic trenches and vaults which are now full and ready for permanent closure. Disposal of low level radioactive waste began in 1959 with waste being tipped into lined trenches at the Repository site near Drigg, Cumbria. Disposal techniques evolved during the late 1980s and early 1990s through the construction of highly … read more »
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