Stage removed from
long-list
1st Stage
The deep geology was considered unlikely to meet the identified geological requirements, or the site had an environmental status that would be likely to rule out development.
2nd Stage
The site was not in public ownership, and the private owner was not known or not thought likely to make it available.
3rd Stage
The site was too small to accommodate the development of an underground repository.
4th Stage
A more detailed evaluation of the deep geology than conducted at Stage 1 indicated that the geological and hydrogeological characteristics might be less favourable than for the remaining sites.
5th Stage
'The site was outside the best 3 or 4 in each hydrogeological category when evaluated against a range of criteria, covering radiological safety, geology, socio-economic and environmental issues, repository design concepts and transport.
6th Stage
The site was not the most promising to be carried forward into a manageable shortlist (of nine) for more detailed multi-attribute decision analysis.
Available Documents
Review of 1987-1991 Site Selection for an ILW/LLW Repository (638K)
Document Date: 2005
Description of Sites NC/88/40 (638K)
Document Date: 1988
Consultation Response from A D Evans in November 2005
(187kb)
Consultation Response from Aecom in November 2005
(35kb)
Consultation Response from Allerdale Copeland Cumbria Councils in November 2005
(799kb)
Consultation Response from Amec in November 2005
(378kb)
Consultation Response from Anglesey Economic Regeneration Partnership in November 2005
(457kb)
Following the ending of the old site selection exercise in 1997, a new decision-making process on radioactive waste management policy 'Managing Radioactive Waste Safely' (MRWS) was launched by Government in 2001. The aim of this process is to enable a national debate that will lead up to a decision on long-term radioactive waste management policy for the UK.
In 2003 the Government set up the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) to oversee the evaluation of long-term radioactive waste management options and make a recommendation to Government about which option(s) to implement. CoRWM made its recommendation in July 2006. Government will make a decision about which option or options to implement. There will then be a further period of consultation concerning how to go about implementing the chosen option, including the site selection process and criteria that should be used.
The MRWS programme provides opportunities for stakeholders and members of the public to voice their issues and concerns and have an input into long-term radioactive waste management policy in the UK. As outlined above a new site selection process is going to be developed in the future as necessary. There will be an opportunity for people to influence the decision-making process, the criteria used to evaluate potential sites and their relative weight, and the power given to local communities in the process.