Sellafield

The company is responsible for the safe and secure operation and clean-up of the Sellafield nuclear site

The firm claims its plasma vitrification technology could ‘truly revolutionise the treatment’ of nuclear waste

The Calder Hall nuclear power station is empty of fuel for the first time since the 1950s

The Sellafield nuclear site is home to one of the most complex portfolios of construction projects in the world

The Silos Maintenance Facility has taken nine years to build

Sellafield is home to one of the most complex portfolios of nuclear construction projects in the world

The 70-year old Pile Fuel Cladding Silo was originally designed to be sealed forever

It marks one of the final steps in Sellafield’s transformation towards becoming a site that is solely focused on decommissioning

The Public Accounts Committee has warned the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority cannot be complacent

Firms from Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria are building boxes to store radioactive materials from the site