Sweden considers Sellafield move

STOCKHOLM - Sweden said yesterday that it was considering bringing nuclear waste it shipped to Britain 15 years ago back home…

STOCKHOLM - Sweden said yesterday that it was considering bringing nuclear waste it shipped to Britain 15 years ago back home so that it cannot be enriched into weapons grade materials. The Environment Ministry said it had appointed a senior civil servant to investigate the possibility of bringing the 140 tonnes of waste back from the Sellafield plant

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