Nuclear Plant Sellafield was warned by EC it could face stiff penalties for not meeting stringent EC rules on nuclear waste. The dispute centres around access to an area of Sellafield nuclear plant know as pond B30. The pond contains fuel which corroded

Nuclear Plant Sellafield was warned by EC it could face stiff penalties for not meeting stringent EC rules on nuclear waste, The dispute centres around access to an area of Sellafield nuclear plant know as pond B30, The pond contains fuel which corroded years ago while awaiting re-processing, Sellafield is among UK nuclear sites to be decommissioned in coming years, The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) will oversee the dismantling of nuclear facilities from April 2005, Three redundant pipelines running from the Sellafield site out into the Irish Sea will be removed as part of the clean-up of the nuclear legacy, The Sealine Recovery Project will remove two sealines installed in 1949 and a in the early 1990s. (Photo by Marcus Pomfret/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)