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GDF Programme Sustainability
Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme sustainability ‘first look’ paper setting out how sustainability is, and will continue to be, at the heart of the GDF programme.
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NWS takes environmental responsibility incredibly seriously and managing the GDF programme in a sustainable way, both for communities and the environment, is fundamental and integral to NWS success. The GDF programme is long-term environmental protection project.
As part of the GDF programme, NWS has developed a sustainability approach which builds on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and considers where the most significant impact on the environment and the communities they engaging with could be made.
There are three key priority areas of focus:
- The Community – a GDF must work for the community, both as an infrastructure programme and as a long-term operating facility.
- The Environment – as a major clean-up operation, NWS wants to ensure we minimise the impact on the local environment, and ideally enable the environment and ecosystems to be maintained and supported sustainably.
- The Supply Chain – NWS will ensure that the supply chain they use to deliver a GDF will also support NWS sustainability commitments to both the community and the environment.