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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christopher McKeon

UK’s most hazardous building still leaking radioactive water, MPs warn

Clean-up work at the former Sellafield nuclear power plant is not progressing quickly enough, a committee of MPs has warned (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Archive)

Britain’s most hazardous building could leak radioactive water until the 2050s as clean-up operations at Sellafield struggle to progress quickly enough, MPs have warned.

In a report published on Wednesday, the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticised the speed of decommissioning work at the former nuclear power plant, citing examples of “failure, cost overruns and continuing safety concerns”.

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