'Considerable' waste challenge facing Sellafield

摘要

The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority faces a 'considerable challenge' in taking forward the decommissioning of the UK's largest and most hazardous nuclear site, Sellafield in Cumbria, according to a report. The National Audit Office warns that some of the 240 buildings on the Sellafield site, which contain radioactive materials "are deteriorating or fall short of modern standards [and] pose significant risks to people and the environment.