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Jordan Signs Uranium Exploration Agreement With Areva NucNet News, October 3, 2008 France’s Areva group has signed a uranium mining exploration agreement with Jordan. READ MORE Published Oct 10, 2008 - 12:45 PM

UK Calls For Volunteer Communities For Deep Geological Repository NucNet News, June 12, 2008 The UK government is inviting communities to volunteer to host a deep geological repository for the storage of higher activity radioactive waste. READ MORE Published Jun 12, 2008 - 05:10 PM

Multinational Waste Disposal ‘Might Be Option’ Says IAEA Chief NucNet News, May 23, 2008 The disposal of radioactive waste at multinational sites with good geology “might be an option” for countries with limited waste or without access to geologically suitable sites, according to a report by the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). READ MORE Published May 28, 2008 - 01:28 PM

Convert UK Plutonium Into MOX, Says Royal Society Report NucNet News, September 21, 2007 A strategy to manage the UK’s separated plutonium must be considered as an integral part of the energy and radioactive waste policies that are currently being developed by the British government, a report has said. READ MORE Published Sep 25, 2007 - 06:26 PM

Sellafield Community ‘Interested’ In UK Repository NucNet News, September 7, 2007 The community living near the UK’s Sellafield nuclear complex “would be interested” in seeing a proposed national waste repository sited there, British Nuclear Fuel (BNFL) chief executive officer Mike Parker said today. READ MORE Published Sep 10, 2007 - 11:14 AM

85% Favour Swiss Repository, Says Nagra Survey NucNet News, July 20, 2007 Swiss radioactive waste should be stored in a deep geological repository on home soil, said 85 percent of 1,000 people questioned in a survey commissioned by federal waste management agency Nagra. READ MORE Published Jul 30, 2007 - 10:46 AM

UK Seeks Repository Project Director NucNet News, July 13, 2007 The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is looking for a repository project director to head the development of a deep geological repository for the country's high-level radioactive waste. READ MORE Published Jul 20, 2007 - 01:23 PM

Industry Needs Clarity On Waste Management, Says BE Chairman NucNet News, June 26, 2007 The nuclear industry in the UK needs further clarity on the arrangements for dealing with radioactive waste management and decommissioning, British Energy (BE) Group chairman Sir Adrian Montague has said. READ MORE Published Jun 28, 2007 - 01:14 PM

Consultation Starts On Selection Process For UK Waste Site NucNet News, June, 25, 2007 The UK government today launched a consultation process on how to select a site for the long-term disposal of higher activity radioactive waste. READ MORE Published Jun 28, 2007 - 12:58 PM

Dismissing nuclear concerns will not get rid of the waste Independet.ie, May 27, 2007 The British media have no doubts. They believe that a decision has been made, regardless of the promised public consultation. "Nuclear to play large role in Britain's future," proclaimed the Daily Telegraph's website as soon as the UK Government published its new energy plans last week. READ MORE Published Jun 01, 2007 - 03:09 PM