Sellafield plutonium plant to bring ‘thousands of jobs’
It announced its plan to deal with “civil separated plutonium”, external earlier.
The substance, which “will remain radioactive and toxic for a considerable period of time”, is a waste product from reprocessing used nuclear fuel, the NDA says.
It is currently stored as a powder at the Sellafield nuclear site, but needs to be converted into a more stable form to be disposed of in a GDF, according to officials.
The proposed new infrastructure “is expected to support thousands of skilled jobs during the multi-decade design, construction and operational period,” Energy Minister Michael Shanks said.
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