The British Nuclear Group, which runs the controversial Sellafield plant, was today formally warned over the way it records and reports on radioactive material held at the site.

The Government will continue to pursue every diplomatic and legal avenue to have the Sellafield nuclear power plant shut down, Environment Minister Dick Roche insisted today.

Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny today demanded that Irish nuclear safety experts from the RPII be allowed to inspect the Sellafield nuclear plant.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has told the Dáil that he was assured a safety review took place at the Sellafield nuclear plant following last year's terror attacks on the US.

The Government today claimed that big financial losses incurred by British Nuclear Fuels Limited vindicated its view that nuclear energy was economically unsustainable.

The European Commission was criticised last night for letting a top British official in charge of nuclear safety take up a new job with British Nuclear Fuels.

Fine Gael has sharply criticised the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, after he revealed that Irish nuclear experts will not inspect the Sellafield plant in Britain until January at the earliest.