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The Magnox Swarf Storage Silo from a distance. It is made up of large grey buildings and two long pipes sticking up into the air. There is lots of machinery nearby.

Leak is Sellafield's 'biggest environmental issue'

The current leak, running since 2019, is a recurrence of a problem reported in the 1970s.

A robotic black dog-shaped system. It has blue panels and has four legs similar to a dogs.

Robot dog to assist in Sellafield clean-up

Sellafield Ltd says the robot has "huge potential" for remote inspections and clean-up work.

A composite, computer-generated image of a coastline with a Geological Disposal Facility - a large dark-grey area with white patterns - beside the blue sea.

Council leader prepares to end nuclear waste talks

The proposal for a facility near Louth, run by Nuclear Waste Services, looks unlikely to go ahead.

Protesters outside council offices in Horncastle. A man with short hair is holding a placard which reads: Gayton says no - Gayton against nuclear dump. A woman wearing a black coat and sunglasses stands next to him.

Protesters step up pressure over nuclear talks

Countryside near Louth is being considered as a site for storing nuclear waste underground.

A flask standing on a platform outside an industrial building. A group of men in high-visibility clothing can be seen working in the background

Nuclear waste to be sent back to Europe

Sellafield is shipping more than 700 tonnes of reprocessed nuclear material back to Germany.

A general view of the Sellafield site seen from a distance, with vapour coming out of some of the chimneys.

Nuclear site warns £2.8bn budget is 'not enough'

The nuclear site says it may have to slow or stop some of its operations.

A head and shoulders photograph of East Lindsey District Council leader Craig Leyland. He has a beard and is wearing glasses, and he is smiling at the camera.

Nuclear waste plan 'would scar Lincolnshire Wolds'

East Lindsey District Council is set to pull out of talks over a waste storage facility near Louth.

A general view of the skyline of the Sellafield site, pictured in between grassy fields and the sea.

Watchdog's warning over nuclear waste rail crash

The ONR watchdog gives Sellafield until June to improve its health and safety processes.

A composite image of a coastline with the plans for the GDF shoes in black underneath the photo.

Potential nuclear waste sites identified

Construction will only begin when the host community has confirmed its "willingness", NWS says.