Nuclear: 280,000 Cubic Metres of Low Radioactive Waste, but Which Will Remain so for More than 100,000 Years, Do Not Have a Storage Solution in France

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The Court of Auditors considers that the financial situation of the National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management is "healthy and robust", but warns about the urgency of managing certain categories of waste.

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Some 280,000 cubic meters of waste piled up here and there, radioactive for over 100,000 years... and no plans for its long-term management. The fate of "low-level, long-lived" waste (LLWL) is at the heart of a report by the Court of Auditors published on June 4, which estimates that this lack of perspective exposes the entire nuclear industry to "major risks." The term LLWL covers waste of very different origins and types: waste (…) Read more I…

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The Court of Auditors warns about the urgency of the storage of low-level radioactive waste Admin FCE 03 June 2025 - 22:07 The Court of Auditors calls on the authorities to quickly identify sites adapted to accommodate some 280,000 m3 of low-level radioactive waste but which can remain active for 100,000 years and for which no storage solution exists today, according to a report released on Tuesday.In its 107-page report on Andra (National Agenc…