Brussels, 23/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 21 December, the Commission adopted a proposed directive on the monitoring and controls of transfers of radio-active waste and waste nuclear fuel. Due to the nature of this waste, strict rules are applicable in the Union every time these are transferred from one country to another: these transfers must be explicitly authorised and checked, in order to ensure the protection of the populations and of the environment and to reduce the risks of loss or...