UK state company Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has confirmed the formation of a new geological disposal facility (GDF) working group in South Holderness, east Riding of Yorkshire, to begin engagement about whether the area might be suitable for a GDF.
The UK’s government’s GDF siting process in England and Wales is consent-based and requires NWS to identify both a suitable site and a willing host community. The working group on its part provides a platform to begin engagement with the community and move the project a step forward.
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