Brussels, 27/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - In a move that has been condemned by the Greens, the European Parliament (EP) energy committee has given its backing to exporting EU nuclear waste to third countries.
Under the terms of the proposed directive on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, tabled by the Commission in November of last year, each member state will have to devise policies and programmes to ensure that spent fuel and waste is safely processed and disposed of....