
Sellafield could leak until 2050s, MPs warn
A report criticises the speed of decommissioning work at the UK's largest nuclear site, Sellafield.
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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. Former activities included nuclear power generation from 1956 to 2003, and nuclear fuel reprocessing from 1952 to 2022.
A report criticises the speed of decommissioning work at the UK's largest nuclear site, Sellafield.