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Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

Section 16 – Radioactive waste geological disposal facilities

36.Section 16 specifies that development relating to a radioactive waste geological disposal facility is a Significant Infrastructure Project where it is:

  • the construction of one or more boreholes in Wales or the Welsh marine area to a depth of at least 150 metres beneath the surface of the ground or seabed, and their main purpose is to obtain data or samples to determine the suitability of the site for a radioactive waste geological disposal facility.

  • the construction of a radioactive waste geological disposal facility in Wales or the Welsh marine area.

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