30-01-2025
Cumbria and Lincolnshire chosen as potential nuclear waste sites
Three areas have been shortlisted to host a nuclear waste disposal in Mid Copeland and South Copeland in Cumbria and east Lincolnshire have become "Areas of Focus" for Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) to help consider their potential to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).NWS said construction would only start when a suitable site was identified and a potential community had confirmed its "willingness" to host the events will be held to talk about "what this means for each area", it added.
The locations have been identified using geological data, areas of environmental protection and consideration of built-up needed the right sub-surface geological environment deep underground, a suitable surface location and the ability to connect the two with accessways.
'Willing community'
Two surface Areas of Focus have been identified in Mid Copeland, east of Sellafield and east of South Copeland, land west of Haverigg has been sub-surface level in the sea off the coast of Cumbria would be the same for will now evaluate the sites and carry out investigations to consider the potential for each area to "safely" host a Parr, chief executive officer at NWS, said it was "delivering a GDF as the safe, secure and long-term solution for the most hazardous radioactive waste"."A GDF requires a suitable site and a willing community and will only be developed when both are in place," she is hosting a series of webinars and local drop-in events to explain Areas of Focus.
