Radioactive Waste
Today, the Council has adopted the “radioactive waste and spent fuel management directive”, proposed by the Commission on 3rd November 2010. With this adoption, the Directive will enter into force at the latest in September this year.
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Three nuclear regulatory bodies in England and Wales are working together as proposals progress to dispose of radioactive waste in a facility deep underground.
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NDA has set out details of how it could implement the UK Government’s solution to deal with higher activity radioactive waste through disposal deep underground in a geological disposal facility. This process will be based on a voluntarism and partnership approach.
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The NDA has appointed Bruce McKirdy as the Managing Director of its Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD).
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The European Commission has published a Eurobarometer survey showing that an overwhelming majority of Europeans would find it useful to have European legislation on radioactive waste management.