Sellafield
Nuclear
Spanish utility signs MoU with GE Hitachi's PRISM project to generate power from UK's nuclear waste
21 July 2014
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One million cubic metres of waste near Sellafield are housed at a site that was a mistake, admits Environment Agency
22 April 2014
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Consortium aims to capitalise on government recognition of plan to use plutonium for electricity alongside other disposal options
24 February 2014
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Committee of Public Accounts warns renewing contracts with poorly performing suppliers may not be in taxpayers' best interests
11 February 2014
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Site confirms "elevated levels of radiation" detected overnight is "naturally occurring background radon" posing no risk
31 January 2014
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About 8,000 employees reportedly told to stay away from the site, although operator says radiation levels are not dangerous
31 January 2014
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Environment Agency prosecutes company after four bags of mixed general waste failed to end up at specialist facility
08 February 2013
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Project to build a plant that reuses UK's stores of plutonium waste moves closer after US giant signs agreement with national lab
04 April 2012
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Nuclear
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority sees technology as immature and commercially unproven, internal emails reveal
25 January 2012
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Nuclear
Decision taken as a result of disaster at Japan's nuclear power plant, up to 600 jobs could go
03 August 2011
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