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Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) make appeal over Areas of Focus in South Copeland

 The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities have made an appeal to the
South Copeland GDF Community Partnership and Nuclear Waste Services to
exclude tourist spots, heritage sites and the local prison from
consideration as Areas of Focus in South Copeland.

The Chair of the NFLAs,
Councillor Lawrence O’Neill, has written to the Chair of the South
Copeland GDF Community Partnership and the Head of Siting at NWS asking
them to ensure that local beaches, the RSPB nature reserve and historic
sites are not included in the Areas of Focus. He has also asked them to
exclude the sites earmarked for investment through the Town Fund,
particularly the restored Iron Line and the refurbished cycle and walkways
that will criss cross the district, as well as HMP Haverigg as a major
local employer.

The South Copeland GDF Search Area comprises the Millom
Without and Millom electoral wards. Much of the area is already excluded
from possible development because it lies within the Lake District National
Park, but coastal areas around Drigg, Haverigg, and Millom, and inland to
Kirksanton are still under consideration as potential sites for a
Geological Disposal Facility. The GDF will be the final repository for
Britain’s high level radioactive waste currently stored and managed at
Sellafield. Low-level radioactive waste is stored at an existing repository
located at Drigg.

 NFLA 10th Dec 2024
https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/news/nflas-make-appeal-over-areas-of-focus-in-south-copeland/

December 12, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized