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Engineers call for more nuclear-waste research

            

German exit from nuclear power must not lead to loss of knowledge, academy warns

German universities must not lose their expertise on nuclear-waste management and should reinstate research programmes in the field, according to a strategy paper by the German Academy of Science and Engineering, Acatech.

Despite plans to wean the nation off nuclear power in the immediate future, issues around nuclear waste disposal and deep geological repositories will continue to pose a challenge, the academy said. Acatech warned that there would be a long-term need for experts, requiring interdisciplinary research opportunities, attractive employment and good research prospects.

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