UK says Sellafield is safe but critics not convinced

Critics of Sellafield have called for urgent action from the Irish Government on revelations of serious safety failings at the nuclear reprocessing plant.

Friends of the Irish Environment said the Government had taken its eye off the potential threat posed by the facility situated in Cumbria, England, just 170km from the Irish coast.

Sinn Féin also said Ireland must demand the closure of the plant and oppose plans for new reactors on the site.