What good will the GDF do for its community?

Mike Brophy, RWM’s Head of Community Engagement, reflects on the community benefits that would be associated with development of a £multi-billion GDF.
Mike Brophy, RWM’s Head of Community Engagement, reflects on the community benefits that would be associated with development of a £multi-billion GDF.
Manteision hirdymor Bydd cymuned sy’n cynnal cyfleuster gwaredu daearegol (GDF) ar gyfer gwastraff ymbelydrol yn helpu i ddatrys problem enfawr i’r DU, nid nawr yn unig, ond unwaith ac am byth. Ac i’r gymuned ei hun, bydd llu o fanteision …
We’re looking for a community that’s willing to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF), where we’ll safely dispose of the UK’s higher-activity radioactive waste. I live not far from the Hinkley Point power station, so I know what life is …
Rydym yn chwilio am gymuned sy’n fodlon derbyn Cyfleuster Gwaredu Daearegol (GDF), lle y byddwn yn gwaredu gwastraff ymbelydrol uwch ei actifedd y DU yn ddiogel. Nid wyf yn byw ymhell o orsaf bŵer Hinkley Point, ac felly rydw i’n …
In the UK, we’ve been doing things that generate radioactive waste for decades – including electricity generation, medical treatments, defence, and a whole range of other activities. It’s important to keep track of all that waste. For me, it wasn’t …
Yn y DU, rydyn ni wedi bod yn gwneud pethau sy’n cynhyrchu gwastraff ymbelydrol ers degawdau – yn cynnwys cynhyrchu trydan, triniaethau meddygol, amddiffyn ac amrywiaeth o weithgareddau eraill. Mae’n bwysig ein bod ni’n gadw golwg ar yr holl wastraff …
In my experience, one of the biggest frustrations of the community and organisations that represent the community is being told what is needed to improve an area. "Here's what you need" is the very last thing that we as an organisation should say to our local communities. In this post I explain why.
The NDA's Head of Stakeholder Relations, John McNamara, looks at the feedback from the 2020 NDA Stakeholder Survey and how responses are used to further improve engagement
As 'kindness' is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, Kate Ellis, the NDA's Group Commercial Director, reflects on just a few ways the workforce across the NDA estate has been offering support and helping to make a difference.
Fe ddechreuais i fel Prif Ymgynghorydd Gwyddonol i Radioactive Waste Management yn 2011, ond fe ddechreuais i weithio ar raglen gwaredu daearegol y DU pan oeddwn i’n dechrau fy ngyrfa yng nghanol yr 1980au. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn roeddwn …