The first skip of nuclear waste has been removed as part of one of the “most challenging” phases of the clear-up at Sellafield. The zeolite skip is the first of 236 to be removed from the Magnox storage pond at the site on the Cumbrian coast. Zeolites were placed in the pond in the 1970s and 80s to help absorb radiation. This is the first nuclear waste to be put into a new, British-made storage container – known as a … read more »

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