EU agrees to bury nuclear waste in secure bunkers

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Series Details 20.7.11
Publication Date 20/07/2011
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On the 19 July 2011 the Council of the European Union adopted the 'radioactive waste and spent fuel management directive', proposed by the European Commission in 2010. Member States will have two years to transpose its provisions into national law.
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European Commission; RAPID: Press Release, IP/11/906: Nuclear waste: Commission welcomes adoption of radioactive waste directive http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/906&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
European Commission: DG Energy: Nuclear energy: Waste Management http://ec.europa.eu/energy/nuclear/waste_management/waste_management_en.htm
Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/11/217: Council adopts rules for management of spent fuel and radioactive waste http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/trans/123937.pdf
ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Council Directive on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-council-directive-on-the-management-of-spent-fuel-and-radioactive-waste/
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