British government-run body reveals plans to use Wales as nuclear waste dump

Possible destinations around the coast of west Wales have been revealed as possible sites to bury Britain's most dangerous radioactive waste. Objections to the plans are mounting around Wales. Meetings are to be held in Swansea and Llandudno in March by the British Government-run Radioactive Waste Management organisation. They are searching for what they have described as “a willing host community” where waste can be buried. Disgracefully the plans are aided by the present Welsh administration, who adopted a policy of supporting geological disposal for the long-term management of higher activity radioactive waste in 2015. The Welsh Government has not identified any potential sites or communities to host a GDF (geological disposal facility) in Wales and say they will not do so unless a community in Wales is willing to host it. This is not enough. The Welsh government should make it clear that under no circumstances will any part of Wales be used for dumping dangerous radioactive waste.