Research and analysis

Siting a geological disposal facility in the UK: A history

A detailed history explaining the events relating to the development of an underground repository for radioactive waste.

• From: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
• Published: 19 October 2026

Documents

Siting a GDF in the UK: A history (PDF)

Ref: CoRWM Document No: 3964

PDF, 2.23 MB, 63 pages

Siting a GDF in the UK: A history (HTML)

Ref: CoRWM Document No: 3964

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Details

The UK has been working to identify a site for a geological disposal facility (GDF) for around 50 years, and has had many false starts and failures. CoRWM has prepared this detailed history with the aim of explaining the events, identifying reasons for failure, and learning from these previous attempts.