Secret radioactive waste dumping 'presented no plausible risk'

The secret dumping of radioactive waste in landfill sites in Belfast and Derry posed no risk to human health, a British Department of the Environment review has stated.

Secret radioactive waste dumping 'presented no plausible risk'

The secret dumping of radioactive waste in landfill sites in Belfast and Derry posed no risk to human health, a British Department of the Environment review has stated.

A conservative approach was taken by allowing the toxic material to decay for long periods before its disposal, the review added.

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