Community Voices: feedback on early stages of the UK siting process gdfwatch.org.uk/2022/01/16/com…

Is UK siting process policy being interpreted & implemented too conservatively? Can a fundamentally experimentalist approach succeed by being risk-averse? gdfwatch.org.uk/2022/01/16/rol…

The sociopolitical dimensions of geological disposal of radioactive waste - a discussion with Deep Isolation deepisolation.com/nuclear-waste-…

Sweden follows Finland in approving construction of a geological repository for disposal of radioactive waste. Scandinavians lead the way, as every other major country seeks a similar solution to one of the planet's most pressing environmental issues. skb.com/news/the-gover…

“It is irresponsible to leave nuclear waste...year after year without taking a decision. We must not pass on this responsibility to our children and grandchildren." ~Sweden's Minister, Climate & Environment, approving spent nuclear fuel repository government.se/t/403440/en

Lengthy Financial Times analysis reflects on local community concerns, but concludes: if not underground, what do we do with radwaste that already exists? No new nuclear build will stop more waste being made but isn't a solution to what to do with existing waste. ft.com/content/246dad…

An easy-to-follow backgrounder on the science behind geological disposal by Prof Prof Claire Corkhill bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

RWM has rebranded as Nuclear Waste Services, and have published first Annual Report on progress in the UK's site selection process assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

@GDFWatch letter in Canadian media on risks of keeping radwaste underground or overground for next 100k years. South Bruce may not be right place to build a repository,and is a decision for local community. Just saying this is a global environmental issue. lucknowsentinel.com/opinion/letter…

@GDFWatch quoted by Adam Vaughan on increased GDF costs - largely due to potentially more radwaste. More waste & cost is a separate public debate around climate change & global energy security, from debate about dealing with waste that already exists newscientist.com/article/230944…

Underground Overground: making radwaste less risky. Podcast with Canadian community group I did explaining in very lay, non-scientific terms why keeping radwaste on surface presents greater environmental risk than geological disposal. open.spotify.com/episode/06IPaK…

Nuclear issues are brought into focus by the war. RoyPayne's In My Opinion article examines how we should dispose of nuclear waste underground instead of storing up safety risks like those we are seeing at Ukraine's nuclear power plants. #nuclear reset-media.com/infrastructure…

Latest global update newsletter published. Impacts of Putin's War on sociopolitical debate around geological disposal; Underground Overground, the relative risks of keeping radwaste on the surface for next 100k years; status review of national programmes mailchi.mp/36e7fd6d3ee5/2…

Just out: #EarthMonth podcast highlights reel. Enjoy clips f/ U.K. environmentalist Zion Lights, geologist Stuart Haszeldine, public advocate RoyPayne, tribal leader #TaliaMartin & new nuclear champion Dr. Jessica R. Lovering. Listen to all in less than 5 min.: ow.ly/V7EM50IM4iN #EarthDay

An important & welcome initiative. Focused on the US, but with a planet-wide resonance. Geological Disposal is not about science or engineering or new nuclear, it is a global environmental movement addressing an issue as important as climate change, to protect future generations

Wow! US government watchdog U.S. GAO clandestinely set up shell companies to show how NRC regs could be bypassed to procure enough radioactive waste material to build a ‘dirty bomb’ gao.gov/products/gao-2….

Community Partnership model which underpins building local community trust and consent for siting of a radwaste GDF could be applied to securing community consent for contentious renewable energy and other infrastructure projects lnkd.in/eMpGYu5JHow

Profile of newly-appointed official who's leading US radwaste programme, bringing a different approach based on looking at issue as "not a garbage problem. It’s a grand environmental challenge.” eenews.net/articles/meet-…

We've long advocated fresh-thinking & new approaches to sorting global radwaste issue, so welcome this enthusiasm from US U.S. Department of Energy, focused on environment, justice and future generations -- not just a 'nuclear' issue, can learn from social change movements uk.news.yahoo.com/nuclear-engine…

“I’ve strongly maintained nobody should be for it. Nobody should be against it. It shouldn’t be dividing the community at this point; gather the information, review the information, and then make an informed decision" -- new mayor of Municipality of South Bruce #NWMO kincardinenews.com/news/local-new…