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An update from Nuclear Waste Services, the GDF developer: Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has started its initial investigations to begin to understand the suitability of hosting a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) in South Copeland. The desk-based studies will look at the feasibility of delivering a surface facility connected to the geology of interest off the […]
South Copeland GDF Community Partnership has awarded £1million in Community Investment Funding (CIF) to local projects during its first year. A total of 27 projects were awarded grant funding in South Copeland as the area takes part in the search for a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF), with a further £1million available […]
For over seventy years, the UK has benefited from nuclear technology, including through large scale electricity generation, medical treatments and wider research and development. As a result of this, the UK has been producing and managing radioactive waste for many decades. While the majority of this waste is low in radioactivity and disposed of safely […]
The Search Area for South Copeland will be changing its boundary due to Local Government Reorganisation when the current electoral ward boundaries of Copeland Borough Council cease to exist from April 1st 2023. Members of the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership have been discussing how the changes will affect the Partnership, as the area takes […]
Kelly Anderson, Community Engagement Manager for the South Copeland GDF Partnership sits on the Partnership to represent the developer, Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), which is investigating potential GDF sites across the UK – and is encouraging people to ask questions and find out more. She said: “Although I represent the views of the developer on […]
Twenty-one community projects have been awarded grant funding in South Copeland as the area takes part in the search for a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). A total of £709,651 has been awarded since the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership launched in December 2021. Formation of the Partnership gave access to £1million […]
In our recent resident research, it was clear that our community needed more information across a number of areas. This ranged from specific information on what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is and where nuclear waste is currently stored to broader subjects including safety, environmental protection, transportation of the waste, local economic impact and impact […]
Hello and welcome to the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership newsletter. In December 2021 a Community Partnership was formed in South Copeland to look at what impact a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) – an underground facility designed to safely and securely dispose of higher activity radioactive waste – could have on this area, and continue […]
Following some questions from members of the public around GDF and transport – we asked the GDF developer to provide a short Q&A: What is the GDF developer’s plan for transporting nuclear waste from Sellafield to the Search Areas currently taking part in the process? In support of site evaluation, Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) will […]