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
- We have been named one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2026.
- A Sellafield site emergency exercise will take place on the morning of Wednesday 10 June 2026.
- Sellafield has shown a new remote method to cut up contaminated gloveboxes, improving safety and making waste easier to store.
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