Nuclear waste plan for East Lothian
NUCLEAR waste could be stored permanently at sites across Scotland, including East Lothian, if proposals by the Scottish Government are approved.
A new consultation document on the future of radioactive waste management sets out the case for "near surface, near site" storage.
The government said no specific locations were being identified at this stage but Scotland's current nuclear sites are at located at Torness, Rosyth, Hunterston, Chapelcross and Dounreay.
The UK Government favours one deep burial site for all high level and intermediate level radioactive waste, with West Cumbria the most likely spot.
However the Scottish proposals favour shallower burial sites so waste can be monitored.
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