What A Waste: Powering the UK for the next 2,000 years

Nuclear waste is not a problem -- it's a myth.

As the UK government decides what to do with its used nuclear fuel, WePlanet sets out the arguments for retaining, and recycling this store of near boundless clean energy.

What A Waste WePlanet UK Report 2025.pdf

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We calculate that the heavy material currently classified as 'waste' in the UK could provide plentiful, low-carbon energy for almost unimaginable spans of time -- more than two millennia in fact. Throwing it away would be a tragic waste.

It's time to change the way we look at this valuable resource and develop a spent-fuel recycling strategy that helps boost energy security, meet climate goals and deliver plentiful clean energy for generations to come.