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

Most of the radioactive waste generated by the UK's nuclear power stations is being temporarily stored at Sellafield in Cumbria, but longer term storage is needed for substances that remain hazardous for many thousands of years.

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That is comforting because Sellafield, in Cumbria, is the temporary home to the vast majority of the UK’s radioactive nuclear waste, as well as the world’s largest stockpile of plutonium.

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Sellafield is filling up - and experts say we have no choice but to find somewhere new to keep this material safe.

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That is a “recurrence of a historic leak” that Sellafield Ltd, the company that operates the site, says first started in the 1970s.

From BBC

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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