RWM
Testing has started on a new system to seal deep boreholes
The Working Group will now start the process of local discussions on whether Copeland could be the right place to build a Geological Disposal Facility, with the community ultimately deciding if it wants to host a GDF or not
The Radioactive Waste Management Research Support Office will provide independent evidence-based research to underpin the development of a geological disposal facility in the UK
A Geological Disposal Facility will put waste hundreds of metres deep underground and will only be built where there is both a ‘willing community and a suitable site’
Bruce McKirdy became the first Managing Director of Radioactive Waste Management, which aims to deliver a geological disposal facility in the UK
The organisation leading work on behalf of the UK Government to safely dispose of radioactive waste has established an external group of advisers. The Advisory Council will provide “expertise, balanced perspective and strategic direction” to support Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) as it moves towards delivering a geological disposal facility (GDF). The council members include experienced […]