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Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership Update (November 2023 – October 2024) Andy Pratt, Partnership Chair, said: “Thanks to everyone we’ve spoken with over the past year, including those who took part in our annual residents’ survey. As we continue with our community vision work and share more information from NWS over this next year, keep […]

A drop-in event is being held for people to see how their organisation could apply for Community Investment Funding through Nuclear Waste Services’ Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. The Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership is inviting people to find out more about the funding. We are also pleased to be joined by people already benefiting […]

This is a news release from Nuclear Waste Services NWS to take forward studies and investigations in these areas NWS has published Areas of Focus in the search to find a suitable site and a willing community to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The areas are within the three communities currently involved in the […]

This means the Community Partnership has now awarded £3million in three years to a variety of local projects as discussions progress around what a facility could mean for the Mid Copeland area. Much of this funding over the past three years has now been spent and new facilities provided. Grants awarded in year three: West […]

Excavated material is a subject which is often asked about. Iain Phimister, Senior Lead Engineering Manager for Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), attended a Community Partnership meeting and provided explanation. Here, Iain provides an overview of excavated material management for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). A GDF will be a significant piece of UK infrastructure with […]

People living in the Mid Copeland Search Area will have their GDF News delivered this week. The printed newsletter provides residents with information on geological disposal and the work of the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. You can also read it here: Mid Copeland_Issue 5 This fifth edition includes updates on our work to create […]

An important part of the journey towards a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is identifying potentially suitable sites. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is currently gathering information to understand if the current Search Areas – in Mid Copeland and South Copeland in Cumbria and Theddlethorpe, in Lincolnshire – could be suitable to host a GDF. A Search Area is the […]

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) gave a presentation to the Partnership about engineering and safety of a GDF. Members were particularly interested in how High Heat Generating Waste would be managed in a GDF and asked for more information. NWS has put together this article: WHAT IS HIGH HEAT GENERATING WASTE? High Heat Generating Waste (HHGW) […]

Thank you to residents in the Mid Copeland area who took part in our annual survey. Between July and August 2024, a sample of 309 people (aged 16+) living in the Mid Copeland Search Area (electoral ward of Gosforth) were asked about their awareness of the Community Partnership, geological disposal and Nuclear Waste Services. The […]

Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership would like to know what matters to people living in Gosforth electoral ward by gathering a wide range of views and ideas from across the community. The Partnership is reaching out as part of its activities around the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme to give people an opportunity to get […]

Help us to create a Community Vision for the Mid Copeland area as part of our work around the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. We would like to know what matters to you about the local area (Gosforth electoral ward). What are your priorities? Does anything need improving? Significant Additional Investment will be made available […]

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is holding a drop-in event in Whitehaven to continue the conversation about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could mean locally. The team from NWS will be at The Beacon Portal, Whitehaven, on Saturday, September 28, 10am – 3pm. NWS has been engaging with Copeland communities about the potential for hosting […]

Geology experts from Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) have created a video describing their work to date including progress on studies to understand the rocks in the Copeland and East Irish Sea areas. This video looks at NWS’ ongoing work to develop geological understanding. This understanding is being developed from the evaluation of seismic data, from […]

Did you know you can travel to Wasdale without taking the car? Park and ride the free Wasdale shuttle bus from Ravenglass train station. Funded through the GDF programme, the bus operates until 15 September 2024 on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. Lake District National Park volunteer Philip Higgins shared his visit to the Western […]

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 crucial […]