Where is radioactive waste produced?
The map shows the 36 sites of the major radioactive waste producers. Northern Ireland has no major waste producers. There are many hospitals and industrial, educational and research establishments that produce small quantities of radioactive wastes; their sites are not shown. About 89% by volume of all radioactive wastes in the UK are produced in England, 8% in Scotland and 3% in Wales. In England the sites that produce most waste are Sellafield and the nuclear power stations. In Scotland they are the nuclear power stations and Dounreay. In Wales they are the nuclear power stations.
