Sellafield Removes 110m³ of Radioactive Liquor From Ageing Tanks

Sellafield removes 110m³ of radioactive liquor from ageing tanks

The original plans for removal were due 23 years ago

Milestone as one of Sellafield’s oldest radioactive tanks emptied

Tanks that stored radioactive liquor at Sellafield for decades are now empty.

Milestone as one of Sellafield’s oldest radioactive tanks emptied – cumbriacrack.com

Tanks that stored radioactive liquor at Sellafield for decades are now empty.

Sellafield: £2.7bn a year and its oldest tanks now empty

Sellafield said on 8 October it has completed the bulk removal of about 110 cubic metres of 1950s liquor from its oldest HALES tanks, on the same day it published a 2026 to 2031 strategy built on a budget of about £2.7 billion a year.

Sellafield empties oldest radioactive liquor tanks

Sellafield has emptied ageing tanks containing radioactive waste from reprocessing. The completed transfer reduces heat loading on the oldest storage equipment, while the liquor remains in newer tanks awaiting treatment and immobilisation in glass.

Sellafield teams empty some of the oldest storage tanks

Tanks in Sellafield Ltd's Highly Active Liquor Evaporation and Storage (HALES) that had stored liquor for decades are now empty.   We have completed the bulk removal of one of our oldest legacy inventories, helping reduce risk and prepare the facility for the future.