Sellafield nuclear clean-up too slow and too costly, say MPs

MPS said Sellafield was not moving quickly enough to tackle its biggest hazards. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

MPs have warned about the speed and cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear waste dump and raised concerns over a “suboptimal” workplace culture at the site.

Members of parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC) urged the government and bosses at the sprawling collection of crumbling buildings in Cumbria to get a grasp on the “intolerable risks” presented by its ageing infrastructure.