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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 […]
Welcome to the third newsletter from the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. I’m delighted to take over in the role of Partnership Chair for the next 12 months after Mark Cullinan stepped down last month. On behalf of the Partnership, I’d like to thank Mark for all of his work and guidance during that time […]
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 […]
Seven community projects have been awarded grant funding in Mid Copeland as the area takes part in the search for a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). A total of £218,054 has been awarded in the latest round of Community Investment Funding, plus one project from a previous panel. The projects to benefit […]
A new Chair has been appointed to the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. Andy Pratt has become the Chair after Mark Cullinan stepped down from the interim role at a meeting of the Partnership on July 4. Andy, from Holmrook, is married with three children. He runs a milk delivery business and has done for […]
Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership is holding a series of events to talk about what a Geological Disposal Facility could mean – with experts answering questions on the subjects which matter most to local people. Following feedback from three weeks of drop-ins held in March, these larger scale events will focus on the areas people […]
Welcome to the second newsletter from the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. In this edition we’ll let you know about some larger scale events next week and provide feedback from the March drop-ins. We also have information on becoming a member, plus some questions and answers around marine surveys which will be carried out off […]
Three community projects have been awarded grant funding as their area takes part in the search for a suitable site to build a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). In a first for West Cumbria – and nationally – over £65,000 of Community Investment Funding has been awarded to local initiatives from the GDF Programme. Formation […]
Welcome to the first newsletter from the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. In this edition we’ll introduce you to our members so far and provide details of our GDF drop-in events which continue over the next two weeks. We also have all the information you’ll need about the £1million Community Investment Funding – which has […]
A series of drop-in events will allow people to hear more about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is and what it could mean for the area. They are being held by the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership over three weeks in March around the Search Area – which includes the electoral wards of Gosforth […]
Formation of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) Community Partnership in Mid Copeland has given access to £1million investment funding. Bids and enquiries for local projects have been coming in since the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership was launched in November last year. The Partnership was the first to be formed in the country to take […]
A Community Partnership has formed in Copeland to take forward discussions around geological disposal. Following decisions from Copeland Borough Council and Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) to form two Community Partnerships in Copeland, the first – in Mid Copeland – has now launched. The second proposed Community Partnership – in South Copeland – will be […]
Welcome to the November edition of the Copeland GDF Working Group newsletter. A Community Partnership has now formed in Copeland to take forward the work we began a year ago and which now gives access to £1million investment funding. The Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership has its own Search Area which includes the electoral wards […]
Copeland GDF Working Group has been working towards identifying Search Area(s) for further consideration in the search for suitable sites to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). A GDF is an underground facility designed to safely and securely dispose of higher activity radioactive waste. A Search Area is the geographical area on land within […]
What is a GDF? A Geological Disposal Facility, or GDF, is an underground facility designed to safely and securely dispose of radioactive waste. It involves building a series of specially designed and engineered vaults and tunnels deep underground at a depth of between 200 and 1000 metres. It could potentially be three times deeper than […]