Hinkley nuclear site radioactive mud to be dumped near Cardiff

Critics say dredging of sediment could increase risks of contamination on Welsh side of Severn estuaryMore than 300,000 tonnes of "radioactive" mud, some of it the toxic byproduct of Britain's atomic weapons programme, will be dredged to make way for England's newest nuclear power station and dumped in the Severn estuary just over a mile from Cardiff. Related: Electricity consumers 'to fund nuclear weapons through Hinkley Point C' Continue reading...