More EU approvals for UK LLW Landfill
Clifton Marsh Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in
Lancashire and Lillyhall Very Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Facility in Cumbria have joined the East Northants Low-level Radioactive
Waste Disposal Facility, located in Northamptonshire in receiving EU
approval under Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty. In essence this approval states that there is no risk to other EU member
states :- "In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation
of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form
arising from the East Northants Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Facility in the United Kingdom, during its normal operational life and
after its final closure, as well as in the event of an accident of the
type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to
result in the radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace
of another Member State." http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:077:0003:01:EN:HTML
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:077:0001:01:EN:HTML
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:006:0001:01:EN:HTML
Lancashire and Lillyhall Very Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Facility in Cumbria have joined the East Northants Low-level Radioactive
Waste Disposal Facility, located in Northamptonshire in receiving EU
approval under Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty. In essence this approval states that there is no risk to other EU member
states :- "In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation
of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form
arising from the East Northants Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Facility in the United Kingdom, during its normal operational life and
after its final closure, as well as in the event of an accident of the
type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to
result in the radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace
of another Member State." http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:077:0003:01:EN:HTML
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:077:0001:01:EN:HTML
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:006:0001:01:EN:HTML