Britain to shut nuclear unit in wake of Japan disaster

Britain to shut nuclear unit in wake of Japan disaster
London (AFP) Aug 3, 2011 - Britain's government on Wednesday said it planned to shut part of a nuclear plant in Sellafield, northern England, as soon as possible and on commercial grounds following Japan's nuclear disaster. Unions hit out at the decision to close the Sellafield MOX Plant, which employs 800 people. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which implements government policy on the management of nuclea ... more