Nuclear waste is a technical area and consequently has many technical terms. The process of seleting a site for the GDF is political so it also involves a lot of Goverment terms. This will be a constantly changing, and hopefully increasingly comprehensive list. Where appropriate a 'laymans' but hopefully not patronising description will be added.
Bentonite Water-absorbing clay from the USA - preferred medium for back-filling vaults of waste
CNC Civil Nuclear Constabulary - the UK's police force for nuclear sites and transport
CoRWM Committee on Radioactive Waste Management - provides independent scrutiny and transparent advice to the UK governments on the long-term management of higher activity radioactive wastes
DESNZ Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Minister = Graham Stuart - MP for Beverley and Holderness)
DRS Direct Rail Services - The rail division of Nuclear Transport Solutions, part of the NDA
EA Environment Agency
GDF Geological Disposal Facility
HLW High Level Waste - the stuff from inside a nuclear reactor/weapon/xray machine
ILW Intermediate Waste - the stuff outside a nuclear reactor or weapon
LLW Low Level Waste
NDA Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - reports to DESNZ
NTS Nucleat Transport Sevices
NWS Nuclear Wate Services – part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
ONR Office for Nuclear Regulation – sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions
PNTL Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited
RWM Radioactive Waste Management – became part of Nuclear Waste Services in 2022
VLLW Very Low Level waste
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