Incentive scheme planned for nuclear dumps

From: The Scotsman | Date: July 30, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

COMMUNITIES could be offered incentives in an attempt to get them to agree to allow nuclear waste dumps to be sited in their neighbourhoods, it emerged last night.

The Scottish Executive is to create a quango which will find the best way of disposing of Britain's increasing stock of nuclear waste.

The new body will be set up by the end of the year and while it will not make decisions on the siting of radioactive waste, it will be responsible for setting out the criteria for new nuclear dumps.

Ministers confirmed it will consider whether local residents should be offered incentives to accept ...

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