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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 […]
A question which regularly comes up in discussions with the Working Group is what are the different ‘areas’ and ‘sites’ that are talked about in the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) siting process. This information sheet is to help explain the different terms used and in which part of the siting process they are relevant. What […]
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 […]
Welcome to the September edition of the Copeland GDF Working Group newsletter. Today we present our proposals for the formation of two Community Partnerships in Copeland to take forward the work we began 11 months ago. We also bring you a report and photographs from our 10-venue public exhibition roadshow over 14 days earlier this […]
An exhibition roadshow starts this week to allow people to find out more about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is and what it could mean for Copeland. A GDF is an underground facility designed to safely and securely dispose of higher activity radioactive waste. Copeland GDF Working Group has organised a series of exhibitions […]
Welcome to the August edition of the Copeland GDF Working Group newsletter. We’re looking forward to our public exhibitions starting next week across 10 venues in Copeland. We’ve also been holding some smaller pop-up events over the summer and listening to people’s views – read on for more. Please also see a guest blog from […]
An exhibition roadshow is taking place during September to allow people to find out more about what a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is and what it could mean for Copeland. A GDF is an underground facility designed to safely and securely dispose of higher activity radioactive waste. Copeland GDF Working Group has organised a series […]
Earlier this year, the Copeland GDF Working Group commissioned a programme of research via Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) and their research partner Yonder, to provide a snapshot of current levels of awareness and understanding of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme. The research allowed the Working Group to gather views of local people and gain […]
Welcome to the July edition of the Copeland GDF Working Group newsletter. Our main focus for this month is a series of pop-up events we are holding across Copeland during July and August, as well as work on how we’re preparing for the potential Community Partnership part of the GDF process. We also have a […]
Copeland GDF Working Group is holding a series of pop-up events over the next few weeks to continue the conversation about geological disposal and what it could mean for Copeland. A Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is an underground facility designed to safely and securely dispose of higher activity radioactive waste. Members of the community are […]
Welcome to the June edition of the Copeland GDF Working Group newsletter. I had hoped to be able to bring you details of our July eight-date public exhibitions roadshow. However, due to the Government announcement this week that Covid restrictions are set to continue until July 19, we are now re-looking at our plans. It’s […]