A new form of cement that will be used to cover nuclear waste buried in deep underground stores is under development.
The research team is led by Claire Corkhill of Sheffield University, England.
The cement has to withstand the intense radioactively of nuclear waste as well as harmless elements such as water. It is estimated the amount of intermediate nuclear waste in the UK will have swelled to around 300,000m³ by 2030.
The government has announced plans to build a new fleet of nuclear power stations to replace ageing coal, oil and gas facilities.
Plans are also in the pipeline for a major nuclear waste depository.
