2474 WG D: MRWS progress report – November 08 1. Author Mark ...

7. The third meeting with NuLeAF was held on 29 th October. A note of the meeting will
be produced in due course.
Copeland Borough Council
8. Mark Dutton has been invited by Copeland Borough Council to speak to the Shadow
Siting Partnership on the working of partnership arrangements abroad. The event will
take place on 18 November. Brian Clark has been invited by the Leader of the
council to observe and scrutinize the event.
Allerdale Borough Council
9. Brian Clark and Mark Dutton attended an event on 21 st October that was organised
by Allerdale Borough Council to brief Allerdale stakeholders on the publication of the
MRWS White Paper and accompanying invitation to express an interest in opening
up, without commitment, discussions with Government on the possibility of hosting a
geological disposal facility at some point in the future. The notes of this meeting are
Document 2468. The conclusions of the meeting will be discussed by the Nuclear
Issues Group of Allerdale B C on 6 th November and the full Council will decide which
course of action to take on 8 th December.
Cumbria County Council
10. Cumbria County Council is seeking views from organisations in and around the
County on the response to Government’s invitation to express an interest in
participating in the MRWS process. Officers will report solicited and unsolicited
responses to the Cabinet of Cumbria County Council on 4 th November. The full
Council meeting on 20 th November will be asked to make a decision on whether the
County should express interest.
11. The expected letter from the Chief Executive Officer of Cumbria County Council to
meet with CoRWM is still awaited.
CoSLA
12. Following the meeting that was held with representatives from COSLA on 25 th April,
2008 in Edinburgh, COSLA policy presented a paper to the COSLA Convention
intimating that CoRWM would be happy to give a presentation to Councillors and
senior officials on the MRWS process. The offer was rejected, as was CoRWM’s
offer to submit an article to ‘COSLA Connections’. The matter is being pursued by
those who were unable to attend the Convention, as it is considered that, at a
minimum, Scottish local authorities should be aware of what is happening with
regard to the UK nuclear waste policy. The Association is still considering how
issues associated with the long-term management of waste in Scotland should be
addressed.
Welsh Local Authorities
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