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Sellafield

British

/ ˈsɛləˌfiːld /

noun

Former name: Windscale. the site of an atomic power station and nuclear reprocessing plant in NW England, in W Cumbria

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Sellafield

The 56-year-old, who works at Sellafield, started his challenge in January.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Sellafield ceased generating electricity in 2003 and, in addition to work cleaning up the site, now processes and stores nuclear waste from power plants around the UK.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

Owners EDF Energy said all spent fuel from Hunterston had now been transported by train to Sellafield in Cumbria for long-term storage.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

Cumbria Police's armed officers were rapidly scrambled, assisted by firearms officers from the nearby top security Sellafield nuclear site, as well as neighbouring forces.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025

So, also, is Parson Sellafield, and the man and woman with whom we staid in Whitehaven, and in whose house you were born and lived until your fourth year.

From The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

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