Geological disposal is one of the UK’s largest ever environmental protection projects, which will provide a safe and secure long-term solution for the disposal of higher activity radioactive waste.
We have now started the process to find a site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) for radioactive waste in the UK.
In support of the Welsh Government’s policy announcement, RWM has published information for communities including:
Introduction to Geological Disposal - An overview into our mission to deal with radioactive waste Community Guidance - How we will work with communities in Wales National Geological Screening for a GDF. This provides a high level summary of the geological information which is relevant to the safety of a GDF.In addition, we have also launched a consultation on how we will evaluate sites in Wales:
Site Evaluation consultation for Wales - Details about how sites will be assessedCommunities will be right at the heart of the siting process for a GDF and a facility will be built where both a suitable site AND a willing community are selected.
If you want to learn more about GDF and the role of communities in the siting process, please get in touch by emailing gdfenquiries@nda.gov.uk and one of our team will get back to you.
Go to Communities and GDF (English)
Go to Communities and GDF (Welsh)
Go to geological disposal homepage
Local copy of Introduction_to_geological_disposal.pdf
Local copy of Community_Guidance_for_Wales.pdf
Local copy of Site_Evaluation_Consultation_For_Wales.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-siting-process-for-a-geological-disposal-facility
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