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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 […]

A group which supports the ambulance service by providing a quick response to life-threatening emergencies has received £17,510 from the GDF programme. The Gosforth and District Community First Responder Group, which has 15 volunteer members, is delighted to be able to replace its aging life-saving kit and buy new equipment. The group was set up […]

A Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is a facility designed to safely and securely dispose of the most hazardous radioactive waste in highly engineered vaults and tunnels deep underground. The GDF programme requires NWS to find both a suitable site and a willing community and is still in the early stages. GDFs are internationally recognised by […]

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 […]

A survey is currently being carried out in Mid Copeland on behalf of the Community Partnership. A team from Red Research, an independent market research company, are out and about over the next few weeks at events, knocking on doors and carrying out some telephone interviews to ask questions relating to geological disposal, radioactive waste […]

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: GDF News Issue_4 This fourth edition includes updates on young people sharing their […]

Please note, this event has been rescheduled from Saturday 1 June to Saturday 28 September 2024. 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 28 […]