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Dr Helen Wallace is coming to Kendal to give THE R OCK SOLID? Lecture on 10th May.

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There will also be the opportunity for Questions and Answers.  \;

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Rock Solid? A scientific review of geological disposal o f high-level radioactive waste Publication - September 15\, 2010

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"European leaders are being misled over the safety of underground dispo sal of highly dangerous nuclear waste which could poison groundwaters fo r centuries".

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Cumbria is in the frame for what would be the worl d's first operational high level geological disposal facility. The Depar tment of Energy and Climate Change have effectively set Cumbria (the onl y county to "express an interest") the goal of putting the first high le vel waste into a disposal facility by 2029. Rock Solid? was written by D r Helen Wallace\, Executive Director of GeneWatch and is an overview of the status of research and scientific evidence regarding the underground disposal of highly radioactive wastes.

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Worldwide\, thirteen cou ntries are actively pursuing long-term waste management programmes for h igh-level radioactive wastes resulting from nuclear electricity generati on\, but no country has yet completed an operational geological disposal facility for such wastes.

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http://www.gr eenpeace.org/eu-unit/Global/eu-unit/reports-briefings/2010/9/rock-solid- a-scientific-review.pdf

URL:http://www.northern-indymedia.org/events/2507 SUMMARY:Rock Solid? Lecture by Dr Helen Wallace LOCATION:

The Box\,

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Kendal College Arts and Media Camp us

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&ndash\; car parking and access from \;Kendal Museum< /em>\,

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Station Rd. Kendal\, LA9 6BT

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