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Britain urged to store nuclear waste underground

Expert panel warns that plans for disposal should begin without delay.

Britain should take steps to join the ranks of countries planning to store nuclear waste deep underground, an advisory committee has told the government. Because any such plan will take decades to implement, the panel adds that politicians need to act on the committee’s recommendations immediately.

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