Corporate report

NWS decision to withdraw from Allerdale

The reasons why NWS has decided not to progress Allerdale further in the search for a suitable site to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).

Documents

Details

This document:

  • provides an overview of the various policy and other documents on which NWS makes key siting decisions, including decisions (like this one) about withdrawing from a community.

  • explains how NWS has worked with Allerdale to date and the geographical areas, both on land and off the coast, which have been under consideration.

  • contains a summary of the core conclusions from the technical work, which underpin the NWS decision to withdraw.

  • gives an overview of the Allerdale Community Partnership and how NWS considered the community in taking the decision.

  • notes how Programme factors were taken into account in taking the decision.

  • we then present our key conclusions leading to the decision.

Updates to this page

Published 30 November 2023

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