Sellafield MOX plant to close after Japan’s disaster

THE British government plans to shut part of the nuclear plant in Sellafield, northern England, as soon as possible, and on commercial grounds, following Japan’s nuclear disaster.

Unions hit out at the decision to close the Sellafield MOX plant, which employs 800 people.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which implements government policy on the management of nuclear waste, said the facility will be closed to ensure taxpayers do not “carry a future financial burden”.