Another article ahead of the Cumbrian County Council vote on the proposed nuclear waste storage facility in west Cumbria. I find it quite encouraging that it was from a time when I could get a story on the front page from the day of publication. Very much unlikely these days sadly.

ANTI-NUCLEAR campaigners protested in Carlisle as trade union leaders gave their backing to a study into the possibility of an underground atomic store in Cumbria.

A meeting took place at the city’s Hallmark Hotel today as the debate over whether the county should remain in the running to be considered for a repository continues.

Three councils – Cumbria County, Copeland and Allerdale – will decide on Wednesday whether to go to the next level of feasibility studies to see whether Cumbria can be considered as a serious contender for a store.

Unite said the issue had been debated for 30 years, and warned against further delays. National officer Kevin Coyne said: “The people of Cumbria will not be making any commitments to a geological disposal facility by agreeing to continue with this study.”

Today’s meeting in Carlisle was organised by workers from Sellafield.

From the Cumberland News on Friday, January 25, 2013.