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Why Europe’s wild boars are radioactive | Science & Tech News
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For decades, high levels of radioactivity have been found in wild boars across central Europe – and a new study explains why. It has long been assumed the Chernobyl nuclear disaster was to blame, but research suggests the root cause actually dates back further. Scientists have established that much of the contamination links back to…
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Nuclear waste: Public to have a say on plans to bury radioactive material | Science & Tech News
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Scientists hoping to bury nuclear waste deep underground have vowed that plans will not go ahead without local support. Highly radioactive material equivalent in size to 6,500 double-decker buses is currently stored above ground at 20 sites around the UK. Some silos are beginning to deteriorate with age. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), a government agency,…