West Cumbria Nuclear Waste

Funder DECC, via the three West Cumbria local authorities

Context  UK Government is asking local communities to consider having a nuclear waste repository in their area. This is a long-term and sensitive process. Communities are being given time and resource to weigh up the pros (jobs, funding, etc) and the potential cons (risks, image etc) before even entering into formal discussions with Government about what it might entail. The West Cumbria Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Partnership is a group of organisations that are advising Allerdale and Copeland Borough Councils and the County Council on whether they should decide to participate in formal Government discussions.

3KQ's Role  3KQ are the independent facilitators and programme managers for the Partnership. Our role is to design, facilitate and report the meetings fairly and openly, as well as manage the wider programme of work on the Partnership's behalf.

More info  See the Partnership's website www.westcumbriamrws.org.uk