Radioactive Waste 858 - U.K. Researching Siting A Geological Repository In The Irish Sea - Part 2 of 3 Parts

Part 2 of 3 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
      Zooplankton are the base of the marine food chain. They are extremely important to the health of the world’s ocean. Researchers have discovered that seismic surveys significantly increase the death rate of zooplankton in the three quarters of a mile range they tested. All larval krill were killed in the range of the test.

Radioactive Waste 857 - U.K. Researching Siting A Geological Repository In The Irish Sea - Part 1 of 3 Parts

Part 1 of 3 Parts
     The government of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is preparing to carry out seismic surveys off the Cumbrian Coast between July and August of this year. They are trying to find a place to dispose of nuclear waste produced by Britain’s nuclear power reactors.

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