Sellafield

Spanish utility signs MoU with GE Hitachi's PRISM project to generate power from UK's nuclear waste

One million cubic metres of waste near Sellafield are housed at a site that was a mistake, admits Environment Agency

Consortium aims to capitalise on government recognition of plan to use plutonium for electricity alongside other disposal options

Committee of Public Accounts warns renewing contracts with poorly performing suppliers may not be in taxpayers' best interests

Site confirms "elevated levels of radiation" detected overnight is "naturally occurring background radon" posing no risk

About 8,000 employees reportedly told to stay away from the site, although operator says radiation levels are not dangerous

Environment Agency prosecutes company after four bags of mixed general waste failed to end up at specialist facility

Project to build a plant that reuses UK's stores of plutonium waste moves closer after US giant signs agreement with national lab

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority sees technology as immature and commercially unproven, internal emails reveal

Decision taken as a result of disaster at Japan's nuclear power plant, up to 600 jobs could go