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Also known as Sellafield (United Kingdom), Sellafield nuclear site

Sellafield, formerly known as Windscale, is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning. Former activities included nuclear power generation from 1956 to 2003, and nuclear fuel reprocessing from 1952 to 2022.

Key facts

Power station.name: Sellafield nuclear site
Power station.name_official: Sellafield Site. Known 1956-1971 as Windscale & Calder Works, known 1947-1956 as Windscale Works.
Power station.image: File:Aerial view Sellafield, Cumbria - geograph.org.uk - 50827.jpg
Power station.image_caption: 2005 view of the site
Power station.country: England
Power station.location: Seascale, Cumbria
Power station.status: Decommissioning in progress
Power station.owner: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Power station.operator: Sellafield Ltd
Power station.employees: 10,000+
Power station.np_reactor_type: Magnox (Calder Hall) AGR prototype (Windscale)
Power station.commissioned: Windscale Piles (non-power generating): 1950 Calder Hall: 1956 Windscale AGR: 1962
Power station.ps_units_decommissioned: Units taken out of service: Calder Hall: 4 x 60MWe (gross) Windscale AGR: 1 x 36MWe.Final decommissioning for complete site 2120
Power station.ps_units_operational: No nuclear power generation since 2003. Processes still active: spent fuel storage, waste processing and storage, and plant decommissioning.
Power station.pushpin_map: England