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Finding a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is gathering information to understand if the current Search Areas could be suitable to host a GDF.

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Nuclear Waste Services
Published
28 November 2024
Last updated
2713 January 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Identifying Areas of Focus: Our methodology

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What is the Timescale for the GDF Programme?

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What is a Test of Public Support?

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What is a Community Vision?

HTML

Identifying Areas of Focus: Our methodology (PDF version)

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What is the Timescale for the GDF Programme? (PDF version)

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What is a Test of Public Support? (PDF version)

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What is a Community Vision? (PDF version)

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Overview of NWS' Decision Making Process (PDF version)

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Finding a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (NWS website)

https://www.nuclearwasteservices.uk/disposal/geological-disposal/areas-of-focus/

Details

An important part of the journey towards a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is identifying potentially suitable sites.

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is currently gathering information to understand if the current Search Areas, in Mid Copeland and South Copeland in Cumbria and Theddlethorpe, in Lincolnshire, could be suitable to host a GDF.

A Search Area is the geographical area on land made up of one or more electoral wards, where NWS is considering potential sites.

Updates to this page

Published 28 November 2024
Last updated 2713 January 2025 + show all updates

  1. Added new factsheet 'Overview of NWS' decision making process'

  2. Uploaded a new version of the test of public support PDF

  3. Included HTML versions of two more documents in the attachments and uploaded PDFs of the same content

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