National geological screening : Wales

Wilby, P.R.; Schofield, D.; Haslam, R.; Farr, G.; Bloomfield, J.P.; Lee, J.R.; Baptie, B.; Shaw, R.P.; Bide, T.; McEvoy, F.M.

Wilby, P.R.; Schofield, D.; Haslam, R.; Farr, G.; Bloomfield, J.P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-1723; Lee, J.R.; Baptie, B.; Shaw, R.P.; Bide, T.; McEvoy, F.M.. 2018 National geological screening : Wales. British Geological Survey, 110pp. (CR/17/094N) (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This report is the published product of one of a series of studies covering England, Wales and Northern
Ireland commissioned by Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) Ltd. The report provides geological
information about Wales to underpin the process of national geological screening set out in the UK’s
government White Paper Implementing geological disposal: A framework for the long-term management of
higher activity radioactive waste (DECC, 2014). The report describes geological features relevant to the
safety requirements of a geological disposal facility (GDF) for radioactive waste emplaced onshore and up to
20 km offshore at depths between 200 and 1000 m from surface. It is written for a technical audience but is
intended to inform RWM in its discussions with communities interested in finding out about the potential for
their area to host a GDF.

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