Sellafield starts controlled shutdown of Magnox facility : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News

Sellafield starts controlled shutdown of Magnox facility : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: Since the global outbreak of COVID-19, Sellafield Ltd says it has taken some precautionary actions at its site in north-west England, including the controlled shutdown of the Magnox Reprocessing Plant. The reprocessing plant is approaching its 60th year and is a complex chemical facility designed to process and separate plutonium and uranium.