Sellafield

/ ˈsɛləˌfiːld /

noun

1. the site of an atomic power station and nuclear reprocessing plant in NW England, in W Cumbria Former nameWindscale

Example Sentences

A repeating tone - blip, blip, blip - is the audible reminder that we are in one of the most hazardous nuclear sites in the world: Sellafield.

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Inside Sellafield’s fuel-handling plant, we watch from behind one metre-thick, lead-lined glass as operators remotely control robotic arms.

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“It was the dawn of the nuclear age,” says Roddy Miller, Sellafield’s operations director.

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The building was only ever designed to be filled, and Sellafield says its plans to clear the site and demolish the building are the safest option.

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At Sellafield, the highest level of radioactive waste is stabilised in a similar way before it is stored on-site.

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