Resources

This page contains videos and downloadable resources about a UK Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) that you might find useful.

You can find further help and advice on these independent regulators’ websites:

Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)

the Environment Agency (EA)

Our work is also scrutinised by the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, (CoRWM).

An illustrative example of GDF

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What is a GDF?

There is international consensus that the safest permanent solution to manage higher activity radioactive waste is geological disposal, which involves putting the waste in a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) beneath several hundred metres of solid rock.

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The benefits of a GDF

Having a GDF in the UK will create jobs and guaranteed investment for the host community.

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How we work together

The process of finding a site for a GDF is consent-based; communities will be able to work in partnership with us, so that people will have the opportunity to create a future that works for them.

GDF information

Please explore the documents below for further information on geological disposal.

An introduction to geological disposal

Community Guidance – how we will work with communities in England

What is radioactive waste?

What will go into a GDF?

Geological disposal: the multi-barrier approach

What will a GDF look like?

GDF resources, by topic

The video links, blogs and downloadable materials below address the main GDF topics.

Why a GDF?

Making it safe

Do I have a say?

What are the benefits?

How does it work?

International case studies

A long term solution - film

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(Online Video)

Introduction to Geological Disposal

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(Downloadable PDF)

Blog - A long-term solution to radioactive waste

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(Online Blog)

A world class solution - animation

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(Online Video)

Dr Clare Corkhill - We Should Be Talking About Nuclear Waste

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(Online Video)

The multi-barrier approach

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(Downloadable PDF)

Why is a GDF a long-term solution?

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(Online Video)

Why will a GDF be safe?

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(Online Video)

Blog - The science behind long term safety of a GDF

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(Online Blog)

Environment Agency - Regulating the geological disposal of radioactive waste

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(Online Video)

Blog - Real local choice

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(Online Blog)

Community Guidance

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(Downloadable PDF)

Blog - Building a sustainable process with the community at its heart

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(Online Blog)

Working Together

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(Online Video)

Blog - What good will a GDF do for its community?

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(Online Blog)

Community Guidance

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(Downloadable PDF)

How a GDF can benefit a community

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Blog - A GDF in rock deep below the seabed - yes, it could work

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Blog - What radioactive waste actually looks like

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(Online Blog)

A Geological Disposal Facility - 360 version

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(Online Video)

Finland - Inside The Tunnels That Will Store Nuclear Waste For 100,000 Years

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Canada - What is a deep geological repository?

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Sweden - Final repository for spent fuel

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France - A nuclear waste 'dump' for eternity

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Finland - Inside Finland's Onkalo nuclear waste repository

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GDF, explained

Check back here to learn more about a GDF via interactive e-learning modules