There are plans to build a spent nuclear fuel storage provision in Ukraine – the same country which witnessed the world’s worst nuke disaster when its Chernobyl plant went into meltdown in 1986. The disaster caused such devastation for decades after that environmentalists are warning that another break down in violations could place the whole Continent at risk. The Ukrainian Greens Association, a non-profit environmentalist organisation, released a statement saying: “We are deeply concerned about plans to build a spent nuclear fuel storage in the upper reaches of the Dnepr River close to densely populated places.”
Daily Star 6th July 2016 read more »