They are advanced gas- cooled reactors or magnox plants. There is a pressurised water reactor in Suffolk. Reprocessing plants, such as Sellafield, which deal with spent fuel from power stations. They convert high-level waste into glass, which is stored in stainless steel cans, but which is still emitting energy while it cools. In at least 100 years' time, it will have to be dealt with further.
Nuclear chiefs favour underground storage.
Waste management plants, which take waste either from power stations or reprocessing plants to handle. Subsidiary sites, such as Amersham, which take nuclear extracts for medical purposes or to make weapons. In addition, nuclear bosses point out that the volume of waste from reprocessing is much smaller than that of conventional electricity generation. One year's operation of a pressurised water reactor would create enough waste to fill a large house, whereas the waste from a similar coal-burning station would fill a large estate. The important thing is to compare the risks with the risks of disposing of waste from all other industries.