Future radiation doses from waste dumping to exceed 2005 limits

Estimates of radiation doses to the public in the future, from the release of radioactive materials from the Drigg nuclear dump site, could reach up to 30 times than the legal maximum permissible now! Moreover, Drigg, the UK's main low-level waste dump is likely to be destroyed by coastal erosion in 500 years.

These are the conclusions of an Environment Agency review of British Nuclear Group's applications for contimued disposal of radioactive waste at the Drigg low-level waste dump in Cumbria. The Agency says BNG has failed to make an adequate case for continued waste disposals, which could create an undue burden for future generations.

Download Greenpeace's recent submission to the Environment Agency regarding Drigg here (Adobe Acrobat PDF format).