UK’s nuclear waste cleanup operation could cost £260bn
Posted: 26th September 2022
Cost of safely clearing waste from ageing power stations is soaring, sayexperts
Sellafield, which is storing much of the UK’s nuclear waste, is one of the most hazardous sites in the world. Photograph: Simon Grosset/Alamy
Sandra LavilleEnvironment correspondent
Fri 23 Sep 2022 11.40 BSTThe cost of decommissioning the UK’s 20th-century nuclear waste could rise to £260bn as the aged and degrading sites present growing challenges, according to analysis presented to an international group of experts.