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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste? (www.bbc.com)

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One of UK's oldest nuclear waste storage silos is currently leaking radioactive liquid into the ground. That is a “recurrence of a historic leak” that Sellafield Ltd, the company that operates the site, says first started in the 1970s.

Sellafield has also faced questions about its working culture and adherence to safety rules. The company is currently awaiting sentencing after it pleaded guilty, in June, to charges related to cyber-security failings.

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[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

Newport city centre then wheeeyyyyyy

I suspect it'll probably end up in the same places most other large hazardous industrial sites will be - rural, coastal just off an arterial road route somewhere. See also: Torness, Easington, Milford Haven etc.

That said, Tom Scott did a video (because of course he did) on plans for nuclear testing on UK soil - have a look if you're interested - and it seems the answer to that was underneath a chunky section of Yorkshire moorland.