Nuclear Waste Investigation (IMAGE)

University of Manchester

Nuclear Waste Investigation

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Safely decommissioning the legacy of radioactively contaminated facilities from nuclear energy and weapons production is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st Century. Current estimates suggest clean-up of the UK's nuclear legacy will cost around £117bn and take decades to complete.

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The University of Manchester

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