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Letter to the Editor: Nuclear waste a real issue - News Of The Area

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DEAR News Of The Area, I TAKE issue with Derek Musgrove’s “Nuclear and renewables working together” letter on Thursday 30 January, 2025. Derek’s assertion that nuclear waste can be safely placed into the earth’s crust forever as being no different to day-to-day waste going into local landfill is, sorry to say, foolish. There is overwhelming published evidence that landfill waste is a growing and dangerous problem across Australia (and worldwide)…

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