Sellafield completes defuelling of Calder Hall

摘要

Work has been completed to remove fuel from the world's first commercial nuclear power plant at Calder Hall in west Cumbria. Opened on October 17, 1956, Calder Hall was in operation for 47 years, until 2003, and the defuelling operation began in 2011. Sellafield Ltd said that the achievement marks an important milestone in the decommissioning of the Sellafield site. It also means the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's Magnox Operating Programme is a step closer to completion.