The custodians of the Lake District appear to wish to stay neutral over the plans for an underground nuclear dump for highly radioactive waste in the Western Lake District.

This is what is happening in Finland...and will happen in Cumbria soon....

Cost Estimate: June 2010 in the Commons..Charles Hendry stated:
NDA's total discounted lifetime cost estimate for the establishment of the geological disposal facility for higher activity wastes is £4.3 billion, of which NDA's share as shown in its Annual Report and Accounts is £3.7 billion with the remainder being funded by other waste producers. This investment will be incurred over a period of many decades and includes costs for research, design, construction, operation and final closure.

June 4 2010: News and Star reports...A geological survey of West Cumbria has begun to “screen out” areas unsuitable for an underground repository. And surprise, surprise...areas near Wasdale and Sellafield have not been ruled out as 'unsuitable.'

UK independent geological experts The British Geological Survey (BGS) has been commissioned by the Government to carry out a study of the geology of the area as part of the early stages for locating a site for a disposal facility for higher activity radioactive waste.