Report stays neutral on deep-sea disposal
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The report of the scientific panel set up by the Natural Environment Research Council of the UK does not favor deep-sea disposal of off-shore structures over other options. The report says that vertical dismantling and land disposal should be considered. However, it agrees that deep-sea disposal of Shell's Brent Spar oil storage buoy will have a low environmental impact. According to the panel, the basis for selecting North Feni Ridge near Scotland as the disposal site is unclear. The report also mentions the inaccessibility of the technical documents used to select the disposal site.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Islanders contest report on nuclear risks
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A report by the UK's National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) on the potential dangers to residents of Guernsey from nuclear reactors at Flamanville, France, and a fuel reprocessing plant at Cap de la Hague, France, makes excessive use of information from the French nuclear industry, according to many members of Guernsey's parliament. The report indicates that emergency countermeasures are not justified by the level of radiation doses to islanders from these facilities. NRPB feels that criticism that it did not undertake original research on accidental release is not justified.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Ministers block disposal of oil rigs at sea
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Countries belonging to the Oslo-Paris convention on protecting the marine environment have stated that most disused oil rigs will have to be dismantled onshore, instead of being dumped at sea. These countries have also decided that radioactivity in emissions from nuclear plants should be reduced to almost zero by 2020. Oil installations heavier than 10,000 tonnes will not have to be completely dismantled, however, and operators will be permitted to leave the heavy concrete base on the sea bed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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