Sellafield
Creating a clean and safe environment for future generations
About Sellafield
Sellafield led the development of the UK’s nuclear industry from production of plutonium to the development of nuclear power generation.
Today it has the largest inventory of untreated nuclear waste in the world and is faced with the challenge of cleaning-up the legacy of the site’s early operations, including some of the most hazardous nuclear facilities in Europe.
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Latest news from Sellafield
- Cross-industry programme set up to safeguard skills has concluded its work
- A Sellafield site emergency exercise will take place on the morning of Tuesday 20 October 2026.
- Calder Hall, the world’s first nuclear power station, marks 70 years. Decommissioning of the facility progresses, creating space for Sellafield’s future mission
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