Capenhurst site
The Capenhurst site is split into two, one owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the other by Urenco UK Ltd. The NDA site is operated by Sellafield Ltd and consists of more than 13.5 km sq of available internal and external storage space.
Capenhurst also stores safely and securely the bulk of the UK's inventory of depleted uranium and uranium hexafluoride, products that are potentially reusable in the nuclear fuel cycle, subject to UK government policy.
Sellafield Ltd's employees also have valuable skills and experience in waste characterisation, recycling and disposal, which have been acquired during Capenhurst's drive to become the UK's first nuclear licensed site to complete it's main plant decommissioning programme.
The site is now investigating how it can maximise these assets - land, uranic materials, people - in order to accelerate overall hazard reduction, generate greater value for the UK taxpayer and grow its business.
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