The role of the Community Partnership
The UK’s policy for managing radioactive substances and nuclear decommissioning defines the role of the Community Partnership as to:
- facilitate discussion with the community
- identify relevant information that people in the Search Area and Potential Host Community want or need about the siting process
- be the key vehicle for community dialogue with NWS
- review and refine the boundaries of the Search Area as NWS’s investigations progress
- identify priorities for Community Investment Funding
- make recommendations to the relevant principal local authorities on the Community Partnership on whether to invoke the Right of Withdrawal and if and when to launch a Test of Public Support
- agree a programme of activities to develop the community’s understanding of the siting process and the potential implications of hosting a GDF
- develop a community vision and consider the part a GDF may play in that vision
- monitor public opinion in relation to siting a GDF within the Search Area and the Potential Host Community
Community Partnership Mission Statement
The South Copeland GDF Partnership aims to assist everyone in the local community through the GDF process, whatever their views.
We will seek out and share relevant information, discuss concerns and find answers to questions the community has about all aspects of the siting process, including what hosting a GDF could mean. We will work to ensure that whether a GDF is delivered in South Copeland or elsewhere, there will be benefits and a positive legacy for our communities.
