GDF siting process comes to an end in Lincolnshire

Council makes decision to withdraw.

Lincolnshire County Council’s Executive Board made the decision on 3 June to withdraw from the Theddlethorpe Community Partnership and from the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) siting process.

Simon Hughes, NWS Siting and Communities Director, said:

 “NWS has to date granted over £2million to support local community projects in the area and we are pleased to have left a lasting positive legacy for local people. We will now take the immediate steps needed to close the Community Partnership and the communities of Withern and Theddlethorpe, and Mablethorpe will leave the GDF siting process”

The UK Government’s GDF siting process in England and Wales is consent-based and requires Nuclear Waste Services to identify both a suitable site and a willing host community. This means if the community does not express support for a GDF, it won’t be built there.  

The siting process will continue to progress as we engage with the two Community Partnerships in Mid and South Copeland, who are already learning more about this vital project and the benefits and opportunities it could bring. We will also consider opportunities for more communities to join the siting process. 

GDFs are internationally recognised by governments and scientists as the best solution for the long term management of the most hazardous radioactive waste.