Nuclear Waste Law Change

摘要

The approval for nuclear waste disposal sites can now bypass the planning system, under a new law put through in the final hours of parliament. Radioactive waste from medical use, weapons and power stations that has been stockpiled for 50 years can now be ended without the approval of local planning because the sites are now officially considered "nationally significant infrastructure projects". The secretary of state for energy, who will not be bound by recommendations of advisors, local councils or communities, will have final decision over the projects.