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..it would leak radioactive contamination within a short time”. Prof David Smythe on Geological Disposal of Radioactive Wastes in Cumbria

Cumbria’s geology is wonderfully complex and has been very well studied.  No matter if it was studied for a further 200 years, because it is so complex there can only ever be “poor understanding of how water and gas will flow through fractures and faults (which) could lead to the release of radionuclides in groundwater much faster … More Release of Radionuclides in Groundwater…

Hot Wastes Will Force Rock to Expand….New Fractures will be created …. ..allowing radioactive gas to rapidly leak…the land surface will be uplifted. Professor Stuart Haszeldine

Parishes Roar “No Nuke Dump” Parishes Roar 12th April-2012  Whitehaven News editorial (the editors obvious expectation of national coverage of the Parishes Voting NO did not materialise – only the dodgy Ipsos Mori poll results were covered) http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/parishes-roar-that-s-what-consultation-is-all-about-1.943535?referrerPath=letters_2_2805 News & Star PARISHES ROAR – THAT’S WHAT CONSULTATION IS ALL ABOUT Last updated at 12:14, Thursday, … More Parishes Roar No Nuke Dump! Page 7, Swallows and Amazons