Dangers at Sellafield

Posted: 15th March 2021

Fears of Chernobyl-style disaster after 25 safety breaches at Sellafield
nuclear plant. There have been burst pipes, unstable chemicals, radiation
leaks, a cooling tower failure and two plant evacuations in less two years
at the site in Cumbria. Campaigners worry that incidents at Europe’s
largest nuclear plant in Cumbria could lead to a blast bigger than the 1986
Ukraine horror. An official report logs 25 breaches in less than two years,
including burst pipes, unstable chemicals, radiation leaks, a cooling tower
failure and two plant evacuations. The bomb squad was called in last August
after chemicals “changed state”. Janine Allis-Smith, of a local
anti-nuke group, says campaigners “fear an explosion that would make
Chernobyl look like a tea party”. Sellafield – which now splits spent
nuclear fuel into plutonium, uranium and waste – said incident reports
were published to reassure the public.

Mirror 13th March 2021

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fears-chernobyl-style-disaster-after-23709599