FAQs

10. Who will take the decision whether or not to participate in the next stage of this process?  

The formal decision as to whether or not to participate in the next stage of this process will be made by the three councils. The Government has said that any council that wishes to make a formal decision to participate in the next stage of the process will have to be able to show that such a decision is credible given the views of their partner organisations and the local community. How this support should be gauged is something that we will be discussing with local people and considering in the months ahead. However, all the councils involved in the Partnership have said that they will not proceed without clear support from local people.

We are at a very early stage in this whole process. At this point our main objective is to ensure everyone knows that this process is taking place and what a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste would involve.

It is also important to remember that if a decision to participate is taken this will still not commit the area to hosting a geological disposal facility. A final decision about whether or not to host a facility would not be taken for a long time and would not be taken without support from local people.

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