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  1. South Copeland GDF Community Partnership Newsletter – Issue 5

    Welcome to the latest newsletter from South Copeland GDF Community Partnership, in an issue which marks almost two years since we formed. The Partnership’s role includes ensuring people in the Search Area have all the information they need when considering the possibility of hosting a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF), and now that the Community Partnership […]

  2. Data from Marine Geophysical Survey continues to be assessed by Nuclear Waste Services

    A marine geophysical survey was successfully completed off the coast of Copeland in August last year to provide data to support Nuclear Waste Services’ (NWS) assessments of the potential of deep geology to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). Fiona McEvoy, Head of Geosphere Characterisation for NWS, said: “Work to date in Mid and South […]

  3. Grant funding available to community projects in South Copeland

    Eighteen community projects have submitted successful Community Investment Funding (CIF) applications to the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership so far this year, with grants from £650 to £225,000 assisting projects such as wellbeing and addiction programmes, youth clubs, and community facilities. Groups, public sector organisations and businesses in South Copeland with a project that benefits […]

  4. News from Nuclear Waste Services: NWS decides not to take Allerdale further in GDF siting process due to limited suitable geology

    Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been engaging with the Allerdale community about the potential for hosting a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) to dispose of the UK’s most radioactive waste. As part of this process NWS obtained existing data and undertook assessments to understand if six siting factors, safety and security, community, environment, engineering feasibility, transport, […]

  5. Regulating a Geological Disposal Facility

    A GDF will have to meet strict environmental protection and safety and security standards which will be regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) and Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) respectively. The independent regulators will work together to regulate a GDF, scrutinising all aspects of the project, including design, construction, operation and closure. The UK Government […]

  6. News from Nuclear Waste Services: GDF Programme progresses as aerial surveys commence

    An update from Nuclear Waste Services, the GDF developer:  Data from aerial, and other environmental surveys will help NWS understand an area’s suitability to host a GDF. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) will begin marine aerial surveys in Mid and South Copeland, and Theddlethorpe once a month during daylight hours, from October to March 2024. These […]

  7. South Copeland GDF Community Partnership Newsletter – Issue 4

    I hope you find this issue interesting and informative as we continue on the journey to see if South Copeland is a suitable location to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) and whether our community wants it to be here. This issue looks at what exactly a Geological Disposal Facility is and why the UK […]