What is Sellafield?

10 Sep 2018 02:48 PM

Blog posted by: , 7 September 2018 – Categories: Research and developmentSkillsWaste management.

What do you know about Sellafield? Encircled by miles of fencing, and with armed guards at its gates, for many people - Sellafield is an enigma.

Sellafield itself is in north-west England, in a remote costal location with the Irish Sea on one side and the mountains of the Lake District on the other.

Sellafield the town

Covering a footprint of 2 square miles, hundreds of buildings and thousands of people, Sellafield needs some of the same infrastructures as a small town.

Did you know that Sellafield has:

Sellafield is changing

Here we’ll explain what Sellafield was when the site first opened, what it is today – and what it’s becoming.

The best of the best people work here, in a range of extraordinary roles. And we have a critical mission.

70 years of national service

In 1947, the Sellafield site opened with a single mission – the production of plutonium, a radioactive chemical element for use in Britain’s nuclear deterrent. As the nation’s priorities shifted, pioneers at the site:

Today the Sellafield site presents one of the most significant environmental remediation challenges in Europe.

Did you know?

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