Today it has been announced that a second Working Group has been formed as part of RWM’s programme to establish a GDF for the UK’s higher activity radioactive wastes. The new Working Group represents the community of Allerdale in West Cumbria and joins its neighbour Copeland which launched its own Working Group last month as described on this site.

The Working Group will engage with citizens across the community to begin to understand their views and to to identify and propose a Search Area for consideration by RWM. The remit of the Working Group also covers the recruitment of the Partnership that will ultimately progress the initiative with RWM.

So far the Working Group comprises representatives from the Interested Party (Genr8 North Ltd), an independent Chair (Jocelyn Manners-Armstrong), independent facilitator, Allerdale Borough Council and RWM. The Interested Party is the term given to the individual or organisation who initially asked RWM to consider whether a GDF could be located in the area.

The Initial Evaluation Report provided by RWM to the Interested Party is available for download from the Working Group’s website (here).