Binding international prohibition on ocean dumping (London Convention/Protocol)
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A treaty regime that first moratoriumed (1983) then permanently banned (from 1993) the dumping of radioactive waste at sea, shifting from case-by-case permits to blanket prohibition. It is the approach that actually stopped new drums entering the ocean.
Contracting parties to the London Convention (administered via the IMO) · 1983–1993 · Global
The regulatory action that ended radioactive-waste sea dumping. Under the London Convention framework, parties adopted a voluntary moratorium on radioactive-waste dumping in 1983, which was converted into a permanent, l…
New drums dumped since ban~200,000+ pre-ban (NE Atlantic)0drums
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