West Cumbria Sites Stakeholder Group

West Cumbria:MRWS Partnership Update

The West Cumbria Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) Partnership have recently updated their website: http://www.westcumbriamrws.org.uk

You can find further information about Public and Stakeholder Engagement meetings on ...

WCSSG meeting on 7th July 2011 - RESCHEDULED

The WCSSG meeting planned for 7th July 2011 has been rescheduled to Wednesday 3rd August 2011.

A major agenda item for the meeting is the public ...

Commercial sub committee - POSTPONED

Please be aware that the Commercial sub committee scheduled for 14th June 2011 has been postponed - details of the new date will be communicated ...

Invitation to submit information on the implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Invitation to submit information on the implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Major issues for consideration in interim report by 15 April 2011 Final ...

New UK nuclear industry regulator appoints interim Chair

The interim Chair of the new Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) was today confirmed as Nick Baldwin, former chief executive of Powergen.

Download the press ...

February update - West Cumbria MRWS Partnership

Here’s the latest news from the West Cumbria Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Partnership:

142-MRWS e-bulletin 8_Feb 02011.pdf

West Cumbrians Pitch in Views on a Possible Underground Repository

Residents across Cumbria have been coming forward to have a say on the Government’s search for somewhere to locate an underground geological disposal facility for ...

Socio economic sub committee - cancelled

The Socio economic sub committee scheduled for today (7th December) has been cancelled.

Socio economic issues will be discussed in the main WCSSG meeting on 6th ...

An Underground Repository for Radioactive Waste in West Cumbria?

Local communities in Cumbria are being encouraged to have their say on the Government’s search for somewhere to locate an underground repository for higher activity ...

WCSSG / CBC joint workshop: NDA strategy II consultation

WCSSG/CBC joint workshop: NDA Strategy II Consultation

The above (public) workshop is being jointly hosted by the West Cumbria Sites Stakeholder Group (WCSSG) and Copeland Borough ...

The Search for an Underground Disposal Facility for Higher Activity Radioactive Wastes

Allerdale, Copeland and Cumbria County Councils have started the early stages of a conversation with the Government about the search to find a location to ...

Guidance Note on Environmental Radiological Monitoring

The Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Food Standards Agency (FSA) are seeking views on their Environmental Radiological Monitoring Technical Guidance Note. We ...

Environment Agency Build Consultation

Please follow the Environment Agency link to find out information about the new build consultation for members of the WCSSG. The link will take ...

WCSSG meeting - 1st July 2010

WCSSG meeting - 1st July 2010

Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station Environmental Management Plan Issue 5

In August 2004, Sellafield Ltd applied to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for consent to decommission Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station in accordance with the ...

Decommissioning Meeting (9th March) Postponed

Please note that the WCSSG Decommissioning sub-committee meeting has been postponed. As yet a new date has not been scheduled. Check back regularly for further information.

West Cumbria Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Partnership: Newsletter 3

This is the third newsletter from the West Cumbria Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Partnership. This newsletter includes details about an additional public meeting ...

Sellafield Ltd Annual Groundwater Report

Sellafield Ltd has just published its Annual Groundwater Report. The Report looks at the management of contaminated land and the protection of groundwater on the ...

Environment Agency consultation

Radioactive Substances Act 1993

Application by Sellafield Limited to: vary their authorisation to dispose of gaseous radioactive waste by discharge to atmosphere; liquid radioactive waste to ...

Levels of Sellafield Radioactivity Review

At a public meeting on 26 November, the Environmental Health Sub Committee of West Cumbria Sites Stakeholder Group reviewed levels of Sellafield radioactivity in the ...

Return of Highly Active Waste – The journey begins

A key milestone in the first return of solid highly active waste (HAW) from the Sellafield site to overseas customers has been achieved with the ...

Antimony 125 briefing

The Antimony 125 briefing is now available to be downloaded, via the link below:

Antimony 125 briefing (83kb)

The Studsvik Metal Recycling Facility is open for business!

Studsvik’s Metals Recycling Facility is now open for business! The first delivery of twelve containers of metallic Low Level active waste was received on 3rd ...

Antimony 125 aerial discharges

The following item has appeared in the Sellafield Newsletter relating to the issue of Antimony 125 aerial discharges:-

Newsletter piece – Antimony 125

Sellafield Ltd has worked ...

A one-day conference - 'Communities in a Risk Society'

The WCSSG has been asked to draw your attention to a one-day conference, 'Communities in a Risk Society'.  The conference will bring together professionals from ...

Report from the NDA's 8th National Stakeholder Group (NSG) meeting

The NDA has published on their website the report from the 8th National Stakeholder Group (NSG) meeting.  If you would like to look at the ...

Environment Agency briefing note

Briefing Note Update – Leak of radioactively-contaminated condensate at Sellafield.

Download the EA briefing note

Committee News June 2009

This is the twelfth issue of the information bulletin designed to keep you up to date with activities occurring in between the quarterly meetings of ...

NDA Business Plan 2009/2012

The NDA Business Plan (4MB) is available to read (opens in new window).

Committee News March 2009

This is the eleventh issue of the information bulletin designed to keep you up to date with activities occurring in between the quarterly meetings of ...

Committee News December 2008

This is the tenth issue of the information bulletin designed to keep you up to date with activities occurring in between the quarterly meetings of ...

Results of Beach Monitoring Near Sellafield

The "Beach Find Numbers and Analysis (17/07/2007)"  and  the "WCSSG Press Release on the Beach Monitoring Results" give the full outcome from Phase ...

PNTL Web Site

We have added a new useful link under nuclear bodies for Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited, the company which specialises in shipping nuclear cargoes.

Committee News September 2008

This is the ninth issue of the information bulletin designed to keep you up to date with activities occurring in between the quarterly meetings of ...

Committee News June 2008

This is the eighth edition of the information bulletin designed to keep you up to date with activities occurring in between the quarterly meetings of ...

Site Siren Changes Press Release

From 1st MAY 2008 there is to be a change to the arrangements for sounding the Site Emergency Siren. For many years the arrangements have ...

Committee News December 2007

This is the sixth edition of the information bulletin designed to keep you up to date with activities occurring in between the quarterly meetings of ...

Committee News September 2007

This is the fifth edition of the information bulletin designed to keep you up to date with activities occurring in-between the quarterly meetings of the ...

Studsvik apply for Nuclear Site License

Studsvik have applied for a Nuclear Site License for their metals recycling facility at Lillyhall.

Read their letter and their Studsvik information flyer

Committee News June 2007

Welcome to the June edition of the WCSSG 'committee news'. The WCSSG has been running a process on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to ...

Committee on Radioactive Waste Management

CoRWM has published its final report and recommendations to Government on the long term management of the UK's higher-activity radioactive waste.

This report completes the work ...

Committee News March 2007

Welcome to the March edition of the WCSSG 'committee news'.

We have reported in both newsletters on the consultation that the WCSSG is carrying out on behalf ...

Travel Expenses

Travel expenses forms can be downloaded here. Versions are available in either Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Travel Expenses (word) Travel Expenses (pdf)

Energy Choices 2007

WCSSG Chairman David Moore was invited by the Nuclear Industry Association to present at the Energy Choices 2007 conference in London on 6th December. The ...

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