So, we build this facility in Cumbria and it's in unsuitable geology. And we know it, but we'll put plans in place so that when the geology 'shifts' and the millions of tons of rock above the GDF start moving, we can be sure that none of the containers will get accidentaly crushed and release contamination into the water table which will be flowing through the rock. In fact, put a couple of blokes down there with it so they can move the containers to another area in case of any emergency. Yeah - that will work

So how are we going to create a cavity that does not get compromised in the first place? I know, use extra strength pit props from ACME, BnQ or even Screwfix. LoL

How can a company that falsified data for waste going to Japan possibly be considered even remotely suitable for long term nuclear waste storage and care.
How some people quickly forget......

Hey Barry it said on the news last night that the Nuclear Industry also contributes 2 billion a year to the local econamy. I was neither for nor against this plan, but out of interest i wonder how many of the jobs in the lakes are full time permanent and pay a living wage?

The grammar and spelling in this article is appalling!

well the offer of millions in county aid and the creation of possibly thousands of jobs hasnt swayed the councils to give a "yes" vote..they have turned it down..

Because the geology is complex it cannot be easily understood and is therefore unsuitable. You need simple geology that can be understood and is more predictable, plus you do not want high levels of water movement underground which is found in complex volcanic geology with its many fractures and fissures, like the Borrowdale volcanics.

Ang

Mark, your comments reflect those of the majority of Cumbria. Just imagine the outcry if this was being proposed in say Kent, it would have been national news. Sadly the government thinks that the Cumbrians are daft enough to go along with it by offering some bribes. All we can do is to make sure that any councillor who gives support is never voted into council again.

Roy

I cant believe what i am reading, a nuke dump
in the most pristine part of England,Tourism
will definitly be compromised. Ex-pats and Australians already know to avoid that part England.The nuke dump will impact more.

If BNFL was a genius organisation why was it evaporated into to ether as it were?

Anon - Sellafield Worker speaks a hell of a lot of truth. It's a shame most other people don't grasp the concept in the same way. Why can't people look at the bigger picture??? Do you think if somebody provided anecdotal evidence that the geology of the English Channel was unsuitable we wouldn't have bothered investigating whether we could build the Channel Tunnel and wrote off the concept???

You will find that recent science graduates and people who are early on in their careers in the nuclear industry understand the challenges faced but also the economics of the situation. We have a highly skilled workforce here in W.Cumbria who understand the industry, in addition to this the current waste management policy for spent fuel in the UK is to reprocess spent fuel from stations across the UK at Sellafield, so the waste will be generated here in Cumbria regardless of whether the GDF is constructed. Why then ship it off somewhere else for storage? It makes no sense at all...and neither is it the BPEO.

It is us...the new generation who will be around when this facility is constructed and you will find that it is people our age who are least opposed to this facility and have an unselfish view on this issue. Most people who are opposed tend to be middle-aged NIMBY-ists who are more concerned with protecting their house prices as opposed to finding an ultimate solution for nuclear waste. That or they have some kind of grudge against the industry in general and will always protest whenever the word "nuclear" is dropped.

Oh and before those of you who disagree with what I say jump on the "you work at Sellafield and you're biased" bandwagon. I don't.