Village’s fury over radioactive waste plan

Village’s fury over radioactive waste plan

Whitehaven News By Andrew Clarke

13 May 2009

CONTROVERSIAL proposals to bury radioactive waste in Keekle have met with opposition from councillors. French-owned company Sita UK plans to drill 24 exploratory boreholes at Keekle Head to see if the area is suitable for disposing of very low-level radioactive waste.

However, councillors from Frizington, which neighbours the potential site, have voiced their concerns.

“We have had enough rubbish dumped on us,” said parish council chairman Peter Connolly.

“We unanimously agree that we don’t want the proliferation of any waste, in particular low-level nuclear waste.”

Coun Tim Knowles gave Cumbria County Council’s view to the parish council meeting, held on Monday.

“The council is strongly against the dispersal of nuclear waste that I believe these boreholes relate to

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