Allow nuclear waste disposal under national parks, say MPs
Safest site should be chosen regardless of location, committee says - but opponents call idea 'outrageous'
Highly radioactive nuclear waste could be permanently buried under national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs), under government plans backed by a committee of MPs. Deep geological...
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