100 years before Sellafield is safely out of action - Report

It will take more than 100 years before the toxic nuclear site at Sellafield is safe, it was revealed today.

It will take more than 100 years before the toxic nuclear site at Sellafield is safe, it was revealed today.

The UK’s largest atomic power station, overlooking the Irish Sea, will not be completely clean until 2120.

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