University of Manchester4y
Sellafield research uncovers microbial life in fuel ponds
When nuclear facilities such as Sellafield were designed and built more than 50 years ago, it was sensible to assume that the conditions in the pond would prevent microbial life from taking hold, but ...
BBC6y
Sellafield nuclear plant clean-up 'major breakthrough'
Old nuclear fuel skips have been brought up from the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond There has been a "major breakthrough" in cleaning up stored nuclear waste at the Sellafield reprocessing ...
University of Manchester6mon
Improving radioactive waste management at Sellafield to reduce risks and benefit the environment
The University of Manchester worked in collaboration with Sellafield Ltd and the National Nuclear Laboratory to explore radionuclide, mineral, and microbial behaviour in the pond environments, and ...
BBC5y
Calder Hall: First nuclear power station emptied of fuel
Stuart Latham, head of remediation for Sellafield Ltd, said ... Once removed, the fuel was cooled in a storage pond and any reusable uranium and plutonium reprocessed. Calder Hall's reactor ...