Sellafield

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[ 03.01.2013 ]
New report casts shadow on Sellafield’s emergency preparedness
Continuing a spate of revelations about Sellafield’s ability to safely and economically operate, the Guardian has discovered a report that found errors by fire officers during practices exercises could have led to “prolonged release of radioactive material off-site.”
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[ 07.12.2012 ]
Sellafield hiring 500 new workers toward decommissioning efforts
In the wake of a report last month citing spiking costs and drawn out decommissioning procedures at Britain’s Sellafield nuclear site has taken on 500 new staff to quicken the tempo of clean up efforts of the facility’s biggest hazards
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[ 19.11.2012 ]
Sellafield faces court action over alleged low level waste shipments to erroneous location
Sellafield Ltd., the operator the UK’s huge nuclear site in northern England – which handles various fuel cycle and waste management facilities as well as several ongoing decommissioning efforts – faces prosecution over claims it sent low level radioactive waste to a standard landfill, according to UK nuclear and environmental regulators.
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NEWS
[ 25.01.2011 ] Ny rapport slår fast alvorlig miljøtrussel:
Syv ganger verre enn Tsjernobyl

Ifølge estimater fra Statens strålevern vil en eventuell ulykke ved Sellafield ha syv ganger så store miljøkonsekvenser for Norge som Tsjernobyl-ulykken hadde. – Erik Solheim har til nå ikke gjort jobben sin i denne saken, sier Bellonas Nils Bøhmer.

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[ 02.06.2009 ]
Thorp to restart after reprocessing equipment check-out

Sellafield's Thorp reprocessing plant will not be shut down, the facility’s 1,500 staff have been told, according to the Whitehaven News.

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[ 29.10.2008 ]
Nuclear waste repository near Sellafield under consideration

Proposals are being considered for an underground nuclear waste disposal site in Cumbria where Sellafield is located, the BBC reported.

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REPORTS
[ 02.06.2003 ] Sellafield
Bellona's report on Sellafield and its comprehensive illustration of the plant presents new information about the dumping and spreading of radioactive waste.
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