FAQs

19. Is this connected with plans to build new nuclear power stations?

The process to find a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste and the search for a site for new nuclear power stations are entirely separate. The Government says that the main purpose of a facility would be to house existing higher activity radioactive wastes and 70% of the radioactive waste that is earmarked for disposal in a geological disposal facility is already stored at Sellafield. However, the facility could house waste from any new power stations that may be built.

The Partnership will be examining all the issues involved in hosting a geological disposal facility including the implications of the possible disposal of new build wastes in a facility.

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