About Us
The LLW Repository is one of 19 UK nuclear legacy sites owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
The Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) is the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) national Low Level Waste (LLW) disposal facility. It is located on the West Cumbrian coast near the Village of Drigg. LLWR is designed for the management of solid LLW and has operated safely as the principal national disposal facility for LLW since 1959. LLWR is managed and operated on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) by UK Nuclear Waste Management Ltd. (UKNWM), parent body of LLW Repository Ltd. UKNWM is a consortium led by URS, which is one of the largest nuclear waste programme contractors in the world; Studsvik, who are well recognised expertise in the nuclear waste management field; Areva, the world’s largest nuclear service provider and Serco Assurance, who has regulatory experience throughout the UK.
LLW overview
