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

Taxpayers today are still paying for Sellafield to deal with nuclear waste from the 1950s.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025

Although the committee noted there were "signs of improvement", PAC chairman Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said Sellafield continued to present "intolerable risks".

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

"Our report contains too many signs that this is a race that Sellafield risks losing."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 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 Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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