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Welcome to the seventh newsletter from the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership. We’re now into our third year as part of the GDF programme. As a Community Partnership we aim to assist everyone in the local community through the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) process, by seeking out and sharing relevant information, discussing concerns and answering […]
Following a public event in February looking at progress on studies to understand the rocks in the Copeland and East Irish Sea areas, the geology experts from NWS have created a video describing their work to date. This video looks at NWS’ ongoing work to develop geological understanding. This understanding is being developed from the […]
The South Copeland GDF Community Partnership’s Investment Panel has awarded over £500,000 in Community Investment Funding (CIF) to local projects so far during its third year, as the area takes part in the search for a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). A GDF is an underground facility designed to safely and securely […]
Three communities engaged in GDF programme – one of the largest environmental protection programmes in the UK. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has published its 2024 Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) Report detailing progress of the GDF siting process. The UK has benefitted from a world-leading nuclear sector for many decades, and the GDF programme is […]
A Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is a facility designed to safely and securely dispose of the most hazardous radioactive waste in highly engineered vaults and tunnels deep underground. The GDF programme requires NWS to find both a suitable site and a willing community and is still in the early stages. GDFs are internationally recognised by […]
This list of additional reading has been prepared by members of the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership, including NWS, and is based on topics raised by local residents. In this list we have focused on wider sources of information which are independent of NWS. It is not intended to be exhaustive and is simply a […]
A number of countries worldwide are progressing plans to develop a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). They include France, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Japan and Canada. No country has operated a final repository for High Level Waste or spent nuclear fuel yet, but Finland, Sweden and France are at the forefront. In Sweden, there has been community […]
You might have heard the term ‘multi-barrier approach’ during discussions about geological disposal. But what is this, exactly? The GDF developer, NWS, say that a combination of natural and man-made barriers will contain the waste in a GDF, and these work together to help safely isolate the radioactive waste. Containment means keeping the waste where […]
“Retrievability” is often a word that comes up in discussions on geological disposal. When looking at Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programmes in the UK and abroad, an apparent difference is the extent to which the option of ‘retrievability’ of radioactive waste is featured in plans. The UK position is outlined below. UK Government Position […]