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The safe, secure, and long-term solution for the most hazardous radioactive waste in the UK.
Our dedicated Waste Services teams deliver and develop integrated waste management capabilities, support national strategies, and manage customer and supplier relationships across the waste lifecycle.
All specifications for the packaging of all Higher Activity Waste (HAW)
Putting geological disposal into context
All guidance documents for the packaging of Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
This page contains Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Waste Package Specifications and Guidance for waste packages destined for geological disposal.
Learn more about the history, science and policy behind GDF
The Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria is the UK’s principal facility for the disposal of low level radioactive waste.
The LLWR Socio-economic Fund provides support to local initiatives/groups within a 30-mile radius of the Repository Site.
Waste Package guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
The requirements for packaging LHGW
The requirements for packaging HHGW
This guidance outlines the eligibility criteria and addresses some of the questions you may have about Nuclear Waste Services' Property Value Protection (PVP) scheme.
The requirements for packaging DNLEU
A code of practice to assist Site Licence Companies
Working in partnership to shape future plans and benefits
Waste Container guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
Managing radioactive waste with geological disposal
Where and how to contact Nuclear Waste Services
Getting to know the geology in your area
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