SECRECY and political interference ensured that the UK’s plans for disposing of its nuclear waste ended in failure. That is the verdict of a soul-searching report by Nirex, the government agency reponsible. It was published last week in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act made by Â鶹´«Ã½ and others.
“We made a tremendous number of mistakes,” confesses Chris Murray, the managing director of Nirex. “We were told in no uncertain terms that we were extremely arrogant, we were working too fast and we weren’t listening to people who had an interest.”
Radioactive waste remains dangerous…
