EU tightens nuclear waste disposal rules

EU tightens nuclear waste disposal rules
Brussels (AFP) July 19, 2011 - The European Union on Tuesday tightened rules on the disposal of radioactive waste with strict conditions on exporting it outside EU borders, but the move did not please environmentalists. The new legislation requires EU governments to present by 2015 plans to dispose of waste produced by nuclear reactors as well as other sources including electricity production, medicine, research, industry ... more

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