Sellafield's Thorp reprocessing plant will stop reprocessing oxide fuel in 2018, the U.K.Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announced in early June, because all Magnox fuel will have been delivered to the site by a year prior to this date. Thorp was originally due to shut down in 2010, but a serious liquid leak in 2005 has extended clo-sure until 2018. However, the plant may close earlier if it fails to perform reliably, the NDA said.
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