The first waste has been removed from the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo (PFCS), one of the oldest waste stores and one of the highest hazard facilities on the UK’s Sellafield site. Built between 1950 and 1951, the PFCS is based on the simple design of a grain silo. The concrete structure is 29 metres long, 10 metres wide and 18 metres high and is divided into six tall compartments. It contains irradiated cladding materials removed from fuel assemblies used in … read more »
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