Britain fails to meet EU deadline on Sellafield

The British government has reportedly failed to meet an EU deadline for outlining how it plans to clean up a radioactive site at Sellafield.

The British government has reportedly failed to meet an EU deadline for outlining how it plans to clean up a radioactive site at Sellafield.

Reports this morning said Britain was due to present an action plan on cleaning up the B30 open-air containment pond before June 1, but the document had yet to be received by the European Commission.

When it demanded the action plan more than two months ago, the EC warned that British Nuclear Fuels, the company that runs Sellafield, would face fines if it failed to meet the June 1 deadline.

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