A working group has been set up in Copeland district, Cumbria, to begin local public discussions about the possibility of the region to host a UK centralised deep geological disposal facility (GDF) for radioactive waste.
A statement by the Copeland Working Group (CWG) said that the formation of the group marks the first stage of the search for a suitable site and aims to understand the views of people across Copeland on the proposed facility.
According to the statement, the working group will include Copeland Borough Council and state-owned Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) and will not be making any commitments on the siting of a GDF.
A statement by the Copeland Working Group (CWG) said that the formation of the group marks the first stage of the search for a suitable site and aims to understand the views of people across Copeland on the proposed facility.
According to the statement, the working group will include Copeland Borough Council and state-owned Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) and will not be making any commitments on the siting of a GDF.
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