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- Sellafield, formerly known as Windscale, is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning.
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Our purpose. Welcome to Sellafield. The past. Seventy-five years ago, we helped to create the nation’s nuclear deterrent. Today, we’re using our unrivalled knowledge of nuclear to create a...
Sellafield, formerly known as Windscale, is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning.
What we do. We’re creating a clean and safe environment for future generations. Sellafield Ltd works with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Read more about what we do.
In 1947, the Sellafield site opened with a single mission – the production of plutonium, a radioactive chemical element for use in Britain’s nuclear deterrent. As the nation’s priorities shifted,...
Sep 17, 2016 · Sellafield is the largest nuclear site in Europe and the most complicated nuclear site in the world. By its own admission, it is home to one of the largest inventories of untreated waste,...
- James Temperton
Apr 9, 2024 · Sellafield is a large and complex site and one of Europe's largest industrial complexes, managing more radioactive waste in one place than any other nuclear facility in the world. Many of the facilities on the site are ageing, and new facilities are required, as the site’s mission changes from reprocessing to decommissioning.
Jun 9, 2022 · The Magnox Swarf Storage Silo (MSSS) at Sellafield in Cumbria has been described as the most hazardous building in Western Europe.