Reblogging this article from 2012. The Government having rewritten the rules because no one wants a dangerous high level nuclear waste dump beneath them is pushing once again for a “willing community” or even “landowner”. Allerdale BC is inviting parish and borough councillors to discuss the council’s policy towards geological disposal of nuclear waste in the Borough at a meeting on Thursday 11th July at Cockermouth Town Hall we think at 7pm (not sure) The meeting is apparently open to the public but we have not seen it advertised anywhere. We urge councillors to do what their job says on the tin and represent their constituents – Do not sign up to the latest “process” to facilitate geological disposal . Allerdale does not want or need a high level nuclear waste dump underneath it.
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Allerdale Borough Council – Undecided* – mid blue
Copeland Borough Council – Undecided* – light green
Parishes for – dark green /eyed monster
BGS exclusion zones – red cross-hatching
National Park boundary – red line
Partnership area (inc. offshore) – green line
Parishes against – red
* Borough Councils Allerdale and Copeland have “expressed an interest” in a dump on behalf of those in their parishes but are yet to make a decision whether to take the next step to look for a site
Despite the best efforts of the government quango tasked with promoting the nuclear dump the overwhelming majority of parishes who have voted have unanimously opposed going on with “steps towards geological disposal.”
The mythical “willing community” is nowhere to be seen – only a green eyed monster.
Decisions known to date.
Allerdale
NO TO DUMP
Seaton, Cockermouth, Above Derwent, Loweswater, Lorton, Buttermere
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RADIATION FREE LAKELAND 
Many thanks for this Marianne I’ll be going there. Leigh
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Hasn’t this area suffered enough through Radioactive Pollution? It is a geologically active zone, otherwise we wouldn’t have those World Heritage Mountains and Lake filled valley’s that the whole World comes to visit and enjoy. Most know nothing of the presence and history of Windscale, Calder Hall, Sellafield sitting right alongside this beautiful National Park. Let’s stop now. I wasn’t aware that Allerdale Council covers the gems that are Buttermere, Derwent Water, Skidaw, Catbells…. This treasure is no nuclear dumping ground! I know it already is !! But this has to stop now. We have a choice not to continue dumping this cancer causing crud around the Lake District , let’s make it.