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Cumberland Council is participating in the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) siting process as the Relevant Principal Local Authority for both the Mid and South Copeland Community Partnerships: a role established in the Government’s Working With Communities Policy and that gives the Council certain powers and responsibilities. The primary purpose of the Community Partnerships is to […]
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is carrying out aerial surveys off the West Cumbrian coast. Surveys are continuing monthly and all are weather permitting. Two planes fly at the same time (approximately between 11am and 4pm however this may vary depending on weather conditions). The expectation is for planes to be flying on one day each […]
Events are being held across Copeland for people to learn more about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could mean for the area and how to apply for Community Investment Funding. In January, Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is holding some information drop-in events around geological disposal in Copeland to offer information and answer questions. These […]
A total of 27 grant awards totalling £1million were made to local organisations during the second year that Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership has been part of the Geological Disposal Facility programme. This means the Community Partnership has now awarded £2million in two years to a variety of local projects as discussions progress around what […]
People living in the Mid Copeland Search Area will have their GDF News delivered this week. This printed newsletter provides residents with information on geological disposal and the work of the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. You can also read this issue here: 01_NWS_MC_Issue_3 This third edition includes updates on Community Investment Funding awarded in […]
A LIFE-SAVING team has been able to purchase a frontline emergency vehicle following funding from the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (WMRT) was awarded £75,497 in the first year of funding as part of the GDF programme and now the new rescue vehicle has been fully kitted out with blue lights, […]
FRANCE is among the countries making progress in developing a GDF. The French national radioactive waste management agency, Andra, submitted a construction licence application in January for its Cigéo project (Industrial Centre for Geological Disposal). This is a GDF for radioactive waste to be built at a site straddling the Meuse and Haute-Marne districts in […]
A marine geophysical survey was successfully completed off the coast of Copeland in August last year to provide data to support Nuclear Waste Services’ (NWS) assessments of the potential of deep geology to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). Fiona McEvoy, Head of Geosphere Characterisation for NWS, said: “Work to date in Mid and South […]
Thanks to residents in Mid Copeland who took part in a recent survey. Between July and August 2023, a sample of 182 people living in the Mid Copeland Search Area electoral ward of Gosforth were asked questions about their awareness of the Community Partnership and geological disposal. The Community Partnership’s preference was for the researchers […]
Over 80 people attended the official opening of Thornhill’s new play park on Saturday which was provided thanks to funding from Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership. Community Investment Funding (CIF) of £130,871 was awarded to Beckermet with Thornhill Parish Council through the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. A GDF is an underground facility designed to […]
News from Nuclear Waste Services: Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been engaging with the Allerdale community about the potential for hosting a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) to dispose of the UK’s most radioactive waste. As part of this process NWS obtained existing data and undertook assessments to understand if six siting factors, safety and security, […]
Data from aerial, and other environmental surveys will help NWS understand an area’s suitability to host a GDF. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) will begin marine aerial surveys in Mid and South Copeland, and Theddlethorpe once a month during daylight hours, from October to March 2024. These aerial surveys will provide NWS with information on the […]
A new youth centre, lifesaving workshops, two play parks and a transformed community hall are just some of the projects awarded funding from the GDF programme. Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership has so far awarded over £650,000 in Community Investment Funding to local projects during its second year, as the area takes part in […]
Youngsters are enjoying Calderbridge play area thanks to a revamp which includes four new pieces of equipment. Funding of £47,918 was awarded through Calderbridge and Ponsonby Parish Council from the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership – as the area takes part in the search for a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). […]
Beckermet Reading Rooms has been awarded a total of £267,930 from the Mid Copeland GDF Community Partnership, as the area takes part in the search for a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). As part of the GDF programme, the Community Investment Funding was awarded in years 1 and 2, for a […]