(and therefore ones likely to be considered now):
The list was released by Nirex, who are responsible for dealing with Britain's intermediate-level nuclear waste.
It was drawn up in the 1980s, but the plan to bury waste at the sites was abandoned following the landslide defeat of John Major's government in 1997.
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Bradwell, Essex
Potton Island, Essex
Two sites at Sellafield, Cumbria
Dounreay, Caithness
Altnabreac, Caithness
Fuday, Hebrides
Sandray, Hebrides
Killingholme, South Humberside
Stanford, Norfolk
Offshore site near Redcar
Offshore site near Hunterston
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4079542.stmToo close for comfort to anyone here?
This is after the Committee has had serious doubt thrown on its competence:
Top adviser quits 'bleeding obvious' nuclear committeeGOVERNMENT plans for disposing of nuclear waste have been thrown into turmoil by the resignation of a senior adviser, who has accused a key committee of endangering public safety by ignoring scientific expertise.
David Ball, Professor of Risk Management at Middlesex University, has left the panel that advises ministers on the issue in protest at its “open antagonism” to the views of nuclear specialists.
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) had become obsessed with public consultation at the expense of expert advice, Professor Ball told The Times.
It had spent a year considering far-fetched disposal options that were dismissed years ago by scientists, such as firing spent fuel into the Sun or shipping it to Antarctica, while hazardous waste languished in tanks that were vulnerable to an accident or terrorist attack.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1638937,00.html