nuclear waste
Britishnoun
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He said this created a "multi-generational financial and environmental liability", leaving our descendants with years of flood defence maintenance and the "insurmountable challenge of safe, millennia-long, highly radioactive nuclear waste isolation, amid a changing climate".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The country needs a permanent home for the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear waste, which currently sits in temporary storage amid ongoing safety concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Key questions the inquiry wants to answer include whether Australia will receive the submarines it will pay for, where and how the nuclear waste will be stored, and if the deal undermines the country's sovereignty.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
I’m 76 and won $50,000 in a settlement related to cancer from nuclear waste.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
Like many countries, including the United States, Japan lacks a safe nuclear waste storage system.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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