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UK government decides not to take Allerdale further in GDF nuclear waste siting process due to limited suitable geology

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been engaging
with the Allerdale community about the potential for hosting a Geological
Disposal Facility (GDF) to dispose of the UK’s most radioactive waste. As
part of this process NWS obtained existing data and undertook assessments
to understand if six siting factors, safety and security, community,
environment, engineering feasibility, transport, and value for money, could
be supported if a GDF were sited in Allerdale.

Following a comprehensive
and robust evaluation of information it was concluded only a limited volume
of suitable rock was identifiable and the geology in the area was unlikely
to support a post closure safety case. NWS has therefore taken the decision
not to take Allerdale further in the search for a suitable site to host a
GDF. Initial assessments of existing data and information for the other
three communities in the siting process have indicated potentially suitable
geology, which is why NWS is continuing in the siting process with those
communities.

Nuclear Waste Services 28th Sept 2023

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nws-decides-not-to-take-allerdale-further-in-gdf-siting-process-due-to-limited-suitable-geology

October 1, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, wastes