Border Nuclear waste News

There have been mixed reviews over Cumbria County Council's decision to rule out west Cumbria as a nuclear waste disposal site.

ITV Border viewers have been expressing their views on our Twitter and Facebook pages.

Below are some of their views:

Annette Gibbons:

"Delighted, so many people have worked hard to get this decision. Well Done! common sense has prevailed"

Derek Green:

"We only need Carlisle City Council to refuse development of Carlisle Airport and this county is stuffed"

Judith Andersen:

"This is a very sad day for the future of west Cumbria"

Susan Robson:

"I think we are too small a country to have a nuclear waste site, should be in places like the unpopulated extremes of Russia"

Nic Symons:

"Great news"

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The Allerdale Borough Council meeting at the Wave Centre in Maryport is now underway.

Councillors from the executive are listening to, and answering questions from, members of the public ahead of their decision.

Legally, they had to hold this meeting, despite knowing that the Cumbria County Council decision means west Cumbria will not look for a site to bury highly radioactive nuclear waste.

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West Cumbria will not host a site for high level nuclear waste.

Cumbria County Council cabinet members decided they did not want to move forward with the process.

At the Copeland Borough Council meeting the executive voted in favour 6-1, but the county council decision has ruled out west Cumbria completely.

"We are extremely disappointed by the Cumbria County Council's decision and will look at their reasoning before seeing if there's anything we can do. "

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The search for an underground nuclear waste store in Cumbria has been abandoned.

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Geoff Besworth from the Solway Plan Against Nuclear Dump campaign group explains why they are AGAINST the nuclear dump:

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Protestors AGAINST the west Cumbria nuclear waste site have been telling ITV Border why they are against the proposed plans:

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"It is proven not to be suitable I will fight like everybody else for it not to be built.

"Safety is the most important, but if the solution isn't right I will be the first to hammer on the door to say we don't want it. I think we've made the right decision to remain part of it."

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Allerdale has been ruled out the search for an underground nuclear waste store.

Cumbria County councillors made the decision after hearing that people in Allerdale did not support the plans.

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Copeland Borough Council's executive have decided in favour to go through to the next stage and look for a site.

However, they must also have a yes vote from Cumbria County Council.

Motion to continue to Stage 4 carried 6-1.

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A passionate speech has been made from Councillor Woodburn about the National Park.

"I will take this time to clarify that if we take the decision to go forward it will include all of Copeland, including the National Park.

"We will look at Stage 4 potentially excluding areas but there has to be good reason to take an area out."

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