New body urged to manage nuclear waste ‘legacy’

The British government should set up a new body to manage Britain’s nuclear waste ‘‘legacy’’ as soon as possible, an influential House of Commons committee urged today.

The trade and industry committee welcomed British government plans to establish a Liabilities Management Authority, taking over responsibility for the management of civil sector nuclear liabilities such as waste, plant and machinery from BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels plc) and UKAEA (the UK Atomic Energy Authority).