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Could Satellites Help Manage Nuclear Decommissioning?

By Photo of Kendall Russell
Low level radioactive waste storage pit in Nevada. Photo: Wikimedia/U.S. Government.
Low level radioactive waste storage pit in Nevada. Photo: Wikimedia/U.S. Government.

Popularized by the likes of DigitalGlobe and Planet, Earth Observation (EO) data from satellites has already become an indispensible tool in monitoring the natural environment. Could similar methodology be applied to the nuclear waste industry?

Read more at Gov.UK.

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