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LLW Repository 2026 Environmental Safety Case Submission - Guide to the Key Points

Nuclear Waste Services’ (NWS) purpose is to safely manage the UK’s radioactive waste – today and for the future.

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NWS has submitted a major update to its Environmental Safety Case (ESC) for the Low Level Waste Repository to the Environment Agency. This is a requirement of the Repository’s Environmental Permit to dispose of solid radioactive waste.

The Environmental Safety Case is a rigorous set of reports which considers environmental safety now, and up to thousands of years in the future.

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Published 11 May 2026
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