PLANS to privatise the £48 billion clean-up of the UK’s nuclear sites could put public safety at risk.
The warning comes in documents compiled by the government’s nuclear safety advisors released to New Scientist under the new Freedom of Information Act. They reveal “serious concerns” about the plans, which will allow private companies to tidy up the radioactive mess left by 60 years of nuclear power. Advisers fear that financial pressures will encourage the companies to cut corners and will increase the risk of accidents.
Work is about to begin on dismantling and cleaning up reactors, waste stores and contaminated…
