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  1. Join the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership

    The South Copeland GDF Community Partnership is looking for new members to help take forward the conversation with the local community about whether South Copeland could be the right place to build a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The GDF developer is exploring if a Search Area made up of the electoral wards of Millom and […]

  2. Update: Marine geophysical survey successfully completed

    News from the GDF developer: Investigations off the coast of Copeland to provide data about the potential of deep geology to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The GDF developer’s first marine geophysical survey off the coast of Copeland, was successfully completed on 18 August. This non-intrusive survey has gathered data to provide a better […]

  3. Marine geophysical survey for the GDF programme

    A marine geophysical survey is starting off the coast of Mid and South Copeland and will continue for around three weeks. It’s part of the work being undertaken to help determine whether areas within Mid or South Copeland could be suitable to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). A GDF is an underground facility designed […]

  4. South Copeland calls on Canada to share learning about GDF

    The South Copeland GDF Community Partnership has opened discussions with international communities who have experience of the geological disposal siting process to exchange knowledge and understanding. The Mayor of Ignace in Canada, Penny Lucas, and the Chair of the Ignace Community Nuclear Liaison Committee (ICNLC), Brad Greaves, gave a presentation online to the South Copeland […]

  5. South Copeland GDF Community Partnership Newsletter – Issue 1

    Welcome to the first newsletter from the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership. In this edition we’ll provide details of our first GDF drop-in events which take place in June. We also have all the information you’ll need about the £1million Community Investment Funding – which has just awarded its first grant to a local project […]

  6. GDF events to be held in South Copeland

    A series of exhibition events are set up to help people to ask questions and find out more about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is and what it could mean for the South Copeland Area. The events are being held by South Copeland GDF Community Partnership in June in the Search Area – which […]

  7. First project in South Copeland receive grant funding from GDF programme

    A community project in South Copeland has been awarded grant funding as the area takes part in discussions about whether it could be the right place to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). This is the first funding to be allocated from the Community Investment Fund in this Search Area. Formation of the South Copeland […]

  8. Marine Geophysical Surveys – interview with the Project Manager

    Surveys are due to take place off the coast of Mid and South Copeland for around three – four weeks this summer between July and August to deepen understanding about the nature of the deep rocks beyond the coast. This is part of the work required within the siting process for the underground elements of […]

  9. South Copeland GDF Community Partnership appoints new Chair

    South Copeland GDF Community Partnership has appointed Ged McGrath as its new Chair. Mr McGrath has lived in South Copeland for 20 years and has a wealth of experience working in and engaging with the local community. This includes previously owning and operating Millom Post Office, being elected as a local Councillor, and running a […]