The UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has today launched two consultations on the management of radioactive waste. The consultations are on a draft national policy statement ...

The UK has produced radioactive waste since the dawn of the nuclear age some 70 years ago. The waste comes from nuclear power stations, medical and industrial facilities and the defence programme.

Experts have been analysing the rocks since they were drilled in 2023 (British Geological Survey/PA) Geologists have been given a “one-of-a-kind” window into Scotland’s geological past as they analyse ...