Radioactive waste is dangerous and is here to stay - so how are we going to make it safe for thousands of years to come? IN TERMS OF problems that won't go away, this is the one that's going to hang around for the longest. The nuclear waste we are generating will continue to emit dangerous levels of radiation for tens of thousands of years, so getting rid of this waste needs a solution built to stand the test of time. That solution "will be one of the UK's largest ever environmental projects," according to Cherry Tweed, chief scientist at Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), the public body charged with delivering a geological disposal facility (GDF).
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