Study finds waste-fuelled nuclear reactor "feasible" for UK

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Report by developer GE Hitachi says technology could deal with country's nuclear waste stockpile cost-effectively

The prospect of the UK's first nuclear reactor running on spent fuel edged closer to reality yesterday with the submission of a feasibility study by developer GE Hitachi (GEH). The next-generation PRISM...

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