sustainable future definition
sustainable future means moving towards a consistent resource-efficient circular economy, and by turning away from the predominantly linear economy which produces waste. According to figures from Radioactive Waste Management Ltd, the radioactivity from existing waste (i.e., not including new reactors) is expected to be 4,770,000 Terabecquerels (TBq) in the year 2200. The radioactivity of the spent fuel alone (not including other types of waste) generated by Hinkley Point C in the year 2200 would be 3,800,000TBq – or about 80% of the radioactivity in existing waste. (11) The Environment Agency’s goal of minimising waste must surely demand that it prioritises renewable energy generation over an energy source which is going to seriously exacerbate the UK’s nuclear waste problem.