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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The 3rd MRWS annual report has been published today.
From Monday 17 June, Recycle Week encourages people, local authorities and businesses to recycle.
Speech made by Lord de Mauley on recycling of local authority waste.
Owen Paterson is meeting investors, bankers and entrepreneurs today to discuss how to improve growth and investment in waste and recycling.
Government issues call for evidence on MRWS
Statement by Edward Davey
The Government has agreed that the NDA can conduct a series of plutonium title swaps and title transfers with legacy overseas reprocessing customers.
The Daily Mail claims that millions of tonnes of household rubbish sorted for recycling is being shipped abroad and ends up in landfill.
As part of the wider announcement on the Nuclear Industrial Strategy, and following a strategic review, the Government intends to make some changes to the role and organisation of the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
Government publishes industrial strategy to enable the UK to seize the opportunities for economic growth in the nuclear industry.
An industrial strategy to enable the UK to seize the opportunities for economic growth in the nuclear industry.
The Prime Minister's Spokesperson answered questions on Cyprus, Syria, the Budget, Falklands, David Nicholson, nuclear power and Leveson.
Letter of March 2013 from Baroness Verma on Cumbria County Council’s decision not to proceed with Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) process.
Provisional quarterly estimates for Quarter 1 2012/13 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions from April to June 2012.
Paul Kernaghan has been appointed as a non-executive member & counter-terrorism policing adviser to the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA)
The UK has opted in to the proposal for a Council Decision on ratification of the 1997 Protocol amending the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage.
Consultation published on proposals to measure the quality of recycled materials being processed at Material Recovery Facilities (MRF).
Statement by Ed Davey on the management of radioactive waste following the decisions by Cumbria County Council & Allerdale & Copeland borough councils
Cumbria County Council voted to withdraw from the process to find a host community for an underground radioactive waste disposal facility
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