Stichting Werkgroep Noordzee, Stichting Greenpeace Nederland, Stichting Natuur en milieu and others v. Minister for Public Health and Environmental Matters

Abstract

Environment — Maritime — Discharge of radioactive waste at sea — Low-level radioactive waste — Ministerial permission for discharge under Netherlands Nuclear Energy Act — Compatibility with London Convention on Prevention of Marine Pollution by the Dumping of Wastes, 1972 — Requirement to give consideration to alternative land-based methods of disposal prior to granting permission for discharge at sea — Circumstances in which temporary storage on land should be required — The law of the Netherlands