By Ian Duncan

Last updated at 14:44, Friday, 25 January 2013

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.

Protesters outside the meeting

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.

First published at 14:10, Friday, 25 January 2013
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk