TDs call for Sellafield closure after new leak

An Oireachtas committee member called for the closure of the Sellafield nuclear plant today after TDs were informed of a new leak while on a visit to the controversial facility.

Green Party TD, Ciaran Cuffe, who met with British Nuclear Fuels Limited, said TDs were informed of a new minor leak in the main discharge pipe running from Sellafield into the Irish Sea.