Drigg is one of the least known radioactive waste dumps.
During World War two it was an explosives factory.
For a history of the explosives plant see: –
Thousands of tons of Radioactive waste are now stored at the site, which is just 7 minutes by train from Sellafield, and runs along a coastal walk.
Our concerns include the high possibility of flooding at the site, and how radioactivity could leak from the dump in to the environment.
We have done some campaigning to stop more waste being dumped at the site, but what’s really needed is more people to take up this work.
The following links are to found upon the Radiation Free Lakeland website.
LOCK THE GATE ON DRIGG – STOP THE OPEN DOOR POLICY TO NUCLEAR WASTE
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DRIGG DECISION: ‘We are Caught in a Trap, No Way Out, Because We Love Nuclear Waste Too Much’ ?
Drigg was supposed to only store low level waste but when Greenpeace gained access one night some 20 yrs ago they found mid level waste in an open pool which should have been covered, the pool showing signs of leakage and some contaminated items dumped out in the open. I listened to their whispered comments on a video at the time.